About Kandhi Village

Kandhi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 95 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, 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	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	205
Male Population	95
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi is the 69th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.5 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

Kandhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Kandhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi village had a population of 205. That makes it the 69th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Kandhi village has 95 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandhi is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhi falls under Nihri 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 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.