About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 118 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	100.05 hectares
Population	247
Male Population	118
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,093
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 Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 100.05 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 935.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanda 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 Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 7.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.1 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 Kanda
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	7.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.8 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 247. That makes it the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Kanda village has 118 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 100.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Jutogh, about 4.1 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 Kanda.

Kanda is about 7.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.1 km away. Cheta is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.