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About Kandhi Village

Kandhi is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 48 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, 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 Karsog
Pincode 171302
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 48
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi is the 237th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kandhi

Kandhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Karsog 13 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km

Villages closest to Kandhi

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 Kandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi village had a population of 106. That makes it the 237th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Kandhi village has 48 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kandhi is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhi covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandhi is Summer Hill, about 35 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandhi.

Kandhi is about 35 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 Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 13 km away. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 35 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 Kandhi (under 2 km), Kandhi Iii (under 2 km) and D P F Sandrahl (under 2 km).

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

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