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About Kandhi I Village

Kandhi I is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 59 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,288 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhi I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhi I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 45.41 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 59
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,288
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhi I compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi I is the 101st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 45.41 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kandhi I

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

Kandhi I 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 I
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 44 km

Villages closest to Kandhi I

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi I village had a population of 135. That makes it the 101st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kandhi I village has 59 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi I has about 1288 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandhi I is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhi I covers 45.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhi I falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhi I 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 I.

Kandhi I 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 I is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Nihri is about 15 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kandhi (under 2 km), Kandhi Ii (under 2 km) and Kyar Kandhi I (under 2 km).

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

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