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About Kandote Village

Kandote is a mid sized village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 501 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandote village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 350.1 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 501
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Kandote compares

By the 2011 count Kandote is the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 350.1 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kandote

Kandote is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandote 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 Kandote from other places

Kandote lies about 16 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 58 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 Kandote
District headquarters Doda 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 19 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 58 km

Villages closest to Kandote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandote village had a population of 990. That makes it the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Kandote village has 501 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandote has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Kandote covers 350.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandote falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kandote is Udhampur, about 58 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 Kandote.

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

Kandote is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 16 km away. Thathri is about 19 km away. Udhampur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indrala (under 2 km), Renkha (1.6 km) and Hanejo (2.3 km).

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

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