About Kandal Village

Kandal is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 122 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Dadahu
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	122
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandal compares

By the 2011 count Kandal is the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kandal

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

Kandal lies about 6.2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 38 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 Kandal
District headquarters	Sirmaur	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dadahu	9.4 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	38 km

Villages closest to Kandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandal village had a population of 252. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Kandal village has 122 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandal has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kandal is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandal covers 278 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.

Kandal falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandal is Barog, about 38 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 Kandal.

Kandal is about 6.2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandal is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 6.2 km away. Dadahu is about 9.4 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.