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About Kandyol Village

Kandyol is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 72 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandyol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandyol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 72
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,306
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandyol compares

By the 2011 count Kandyol is the 140th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 66 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 1086.

Getting to Kandyol

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

Kandyol lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Kandyol
Nearest town Sundarnagar 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 32 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Kandyol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandyol village had a population of 166. That makes it the 140th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kandyol village has 72 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandyol has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Kandyol is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandyol covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandyol falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandyol is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 <5 km distance for Kandyol.

Kandyol is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandyol is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Sarkaghat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fadanoo (under 2 km), Naunu (3.4 km) and Shamlat (5.1 km).

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

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