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About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 103 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 103
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 155th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanda 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 Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 52 km from Mandi. 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 7.0 km
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 52 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

Common questions about Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 200. That makes it the 155th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kanda village has 103 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanda.

Kanda is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Salana Dhagoh (under 2 km), Salana (under 2 km) and D P F Mandap (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanda today is likely to be higher.

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