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About Kadaur Village

Kadaur is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 32 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 83.13 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 32
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Kadaur compares

By the 2011 count Kadaur is the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 83.13 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kadaur

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

Kadaur lies about 10 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 2.6 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 Kadaur
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Junga 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 10 km

Villages closest to Kadaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadaur village had a population of 63. That makes it the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Kadaur village has 32 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadaur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kadaur is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadaur covers 83.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadaur falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadaur is Kathleeghat, about 2.6 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 Kadaur.

Kadaur is about 10 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadaur is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Kathleeghat is about 2.6 km away. Junga is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanyan (3.7 km), Parthanabad (7.0 km) and Katola (9.4 km).

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

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