About Kandyali Village

Kandyali is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 240 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandyali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	171213
Area (hectares)	272.32 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	240
Female Population	250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandyali compares

By the 2011 count Kandyali is the 17th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 272.32 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kandyali

Kandyali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandyali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandyali from other places

Kandyali lies about 29 km from Shimla. 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 Kandyali
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	29 km

Villages closest to Kandyali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandyali village had a population of 490. That makes it the 17th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kandyali village has 240 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandyali has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kandyali is 171213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandyali covers 272.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandyali falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kandyali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kandyali is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandyali is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.