About Kandhar Village

Kandhar is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 177 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	603.58 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	177
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhar compares

By the 2011 count Kandhar is the 72nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 603.58 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kandhar

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

Kandhar lies about 70 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 Kandhar
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	70 km

Villages closest to Kandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kandhar village has 177 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kandhar is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhar covers 603.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhar falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kandhar 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 Kandhar.

Kandhar is about 70 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhar is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.