About Kandi Village

Kandi is a large village in Karnah tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,713, made up of 1,950 males and 1,763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.1 hectares hectares.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Karnah
Area (hectares)	437.1 hectares
Population	3,713
Male Population	1,950
Female Population	1,763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents. Its 437.1 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandi as Available within 5 - 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 from other places

Kandi lies about 42 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 54 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karnah	under 2 km
District headquarters	Kupwara	42 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	42 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	54 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 3,713. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,143 residents.

Kandi village has 1,950 males and 1,763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Kandi covers 437.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Baramula, about 54 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 village for Kandi.

Kandi is about 42 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Karnah tehsil of Kupwara district. Karnah is about under 2 km away. Kupwara is about 42 km away. Kopawor is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.