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About Kandon Kathar Village

Kandon Kathar is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 145 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandon Kathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandon Kathar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 145
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandon Kathar compares

By the 2011 count Kandon Kathar is the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kandon Kathar

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

Kandon Kathar lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 41 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 Kandon Kathar
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 4.5 km
Nearest town Nāhan 4.5 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Nearest railway station Barog 41 km

Villages closest to Kandon Kathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nahan 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 Kandon Kathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandon Kathar village had a population of 282. That makes it the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Kandon Kathar village has 145 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandon Kathar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

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

Kandon Kathar covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandon Kathar falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandon Kathar is Barog, about 41 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 Kandon Kathar.

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

Kandon Kathar is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 4.5 km away. Nāhan is about 4.5 km away. Sirmaur 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 Jamtah (1.5 km), Siun Pudla (2.0 km) and Talon (2.0 km).

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

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