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About Kandar Village

Kandar is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 368 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174403
Area (hectares) 247.14 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 368
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandar compares

By the 2011 count Kandar is the 40th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 247.14 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kandar

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

Kandar lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Kandar
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km

Villages closest to Kandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar village had a population of 729. That makes it the 40th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kandar village has 368 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kandar is 174403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar covers 247.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandar falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandar is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Kandar.

Kandar is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarol (2.5 km), Gamohu (2.6 km) and Neri (3.2 km).

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

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