About Kandhal Village

Kandhal is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 31 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	19.98 hectares
Population	72
Male Population	31
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,323
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kandhal compares

By the 2011 count Kandhal is the 125th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 19.98 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kandhal

Kandhal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandhal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhal from other places

Kandhal lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 40 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 Kandhal
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	17 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	38 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	40 km
District headquarters	Mandi	45 km

Villages closest to Kandhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhal village had a population of 72. That makes it the 125th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Kandhal village has 31 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhal has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kandhal is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhal covers 19.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhal falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhal is Shimla, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandhal.

Kandhal is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhal is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 17 km away. Sundarnagar is about 38 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.