About Kandi Khas Village

Kandi Khas is one of the larger villages in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,956, made up of 3,096 males and 2,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi Khas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193221
Area (hectares)	623.2 hectares
Population	5,956
Male Population	3,096
Female Population	2,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kandi Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 623.2 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kandi Khas

Kandi Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandi Khas as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kandi Khas from other places

Kandi Khas lies about 16 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 20 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 Kandi Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	1.5 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	16 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	16 km
Nearest railway station	Sopur	20 km

Villages closest to Kandi Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handwara 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 Kandi Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi Khas village had a population of 5,956. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kandi Khas village has 3,096 males and 2,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi Khas has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kandi Khas is 193221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi Khas covers 623.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandi Khas falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kandi Khas is Sopur, about 20 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 village for Kandi Khas.

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

Kandi Khas is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Handwara is about 1.5 km away. Kupwara is about 16 km away. Kopawor is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.