About Kandhi Village

Kandhi is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 387 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Chachyot
Pincode	175124
Area (hectares)	235.2 hectares
Population	771
Male Population	387
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi is the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 235.2 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kandhi

Kandhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhi from other places

Kandhi lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kandhi
Tehsil headquarters	Chachyot	6.8 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	26 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	44 km

Villages closest to Kandhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chachyot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi village had a population of 771. That makes it the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kandhi village has 387 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kandhi is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhi covers 235.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhi falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhi is Summer Hill, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandhi.

Kandhi is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhi is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 6.8 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.