About Kanda Village

Kanda is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 608 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 398 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	199.21 hectares
Population	850
Male Population	608
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	398
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 199.21 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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 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 Kanda
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.8 km

Villages closest to Kanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 850. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kanda village has 608 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 398 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 199.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanda 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 village for Kanda.

Kanda 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.

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