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About Kandoora Village

Kandoora is a large village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,774, made up of 1,492 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandoora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandoora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 199.87 hectares
Population 2,774
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandoora compares

By the 2011 count Kandoora is the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 199.87 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Kandoora

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

Kandoora lies about 13 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 11 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 Kandoora
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 11 km
District headquarters Badgam 13 km
Nearest town Soyībug 15 km

Villages closest to Kandoora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandoora village had a population of 2,774. That makes it the 14th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Kandoora village has 1,492 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandoora has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Kandoora is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandoora covers 199.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandoora falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kandoora is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 11 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 Kandoora.

Kandoora is about 13 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandoora is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Beerwah is about 2.4 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 11 km away. Badgam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Larabal (under 2 km), Sail (under 2 km) and Gori Pora (1.5 km).

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

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