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About Kandaula Village

Kandaula is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 92 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandaula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandaula village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 134.39 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 92
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandaula compares

By the 2011 count Kandaula is the 69th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 134.39 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kandaula

Kandaula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandaula as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandaula from other places

Kandaula 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 Kandaula
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 13 km

Villages closest to Kandaula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandaula village had a population of 180. That makes it the 69th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kandaula village has 92 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandaula has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kandaula is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandaula covers 134.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandaula falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandaula 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandaula.

Kandaula 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.

Kandaula is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.1 km away. Shimla is about 7.8 km away. Seoni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kandaula (under 2 km), Jangal Shitu (3.0 km) and Domehar (3.6 km).

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

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