About Kandhar Village

Kandhar is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 263 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	468.33 hectares
Population	521
Male Population	263
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
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 13th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 468.33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 8.2 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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 Kandhar
Nearest railway station	Kumarhatti	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	8.2 km
District headquarters	Solan	8.2 km

Villages closest to Kandhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 521. That makes it the 13th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Kandhar village has 263 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kandhar is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhar covers 468.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhar falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhar is Kumarhatti, about 2.8 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 Kandhar.

Kandhar is about 8.2 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhar is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kumarhatti is about 2.8 km away. Darlaghat is about 8.2 km away. Solan is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.