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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 33 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 68.03 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 33
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 343rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 68.03 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kandi from other places

Kandi lies about 16 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 Kandi
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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.

Common questions about Kandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 61. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kandi village has 33 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 848 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 Kandi is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 68.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandi.

Kandi is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 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 Godi Ka Nal (under 2 km), Rachhoi (1.6 km) and Kamalti (2.1 km).

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

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