About Kandolu Village

Kandolu is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 449 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandolu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandolu village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	101.6 hectares
Population	855
Male Population	449
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandolu compares

By the 2011 count Kandolu is the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 101.6 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kandolu

Kandolu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandolu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kandolu from other places

Kandolu lies about 10 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Kandolu
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	10 km
District headquarters	Doda	10 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	48 km

Villages closest to Kandolu

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 Kandolu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandolu village had a population of 855. That makes it the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kandolu village has 449 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandolu has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Kandolu covers 101.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandolu is Udhampur, about 48 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandolu.

Kandolu is about 10 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandolu is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 10 km away. Doda is about 10 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.