About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 103 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, 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	Kumharsain
Pincode	171212
Area (hectares)	264.56 hectares
Population	212
Male Population	103
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 264.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kanda

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

Kanda lies about 28 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	9.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	28 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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 Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 212. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Kanda village has 103 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 264.56 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.

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

The census record for Kanda 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 Kanda.

Kanda is about 28 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 Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.4 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.