About Gando Village

Gando is a large village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,237 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gando Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gando village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	243.6 hectares
Population	2,492
Male Population	1,237
Female Population	1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gando compares

By the 2011 count Gando is the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 243.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Gando

Gando is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gando as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gando from other places

Gando lies about 31 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Banihal, about 67 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 Gando
Nearest town	Kishtwār	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	31 km
District headquarters	Doda	31 km
Nearest railway station	Banihal	67 km

Villages closest to Gando

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gando village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 4th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Gando village has 1,237 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gando has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gando is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gando covers 243.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gando falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gando is Banihal, about 67 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gando.

Gando is about 31 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gando is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Kishtwār is about 13 km away. Gandoh is about 31 km away. Doda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.