About Kanda Village

Kanda is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 378 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171223, 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	Rohru
Pincode	171223
Area (hectares)	226.59 hectares
Population	743
Male Population	378
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 226.59 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 50 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	Rohru	22 km
District headquarters	Shimla	50 km

Villages closest to Kanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru 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 743. That makes it the 12th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Kanda village has 378 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 171223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 226.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Rohru 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 50 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 Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.