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About Kandiyar Village

Kandiyar is a mid sized village in Reasi tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 657 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandiyar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Reasi
Pincode 182121
Area (hectares) 592.1 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 657
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandiyar compares

By the 2011 count Kandiyar is the 26th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 592.1 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kandiyar

Kandiyar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandiyar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandiyar from other places

Kandiyar lies about 14 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 19 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 Kandiyar
Nearest town Akhnūr 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Reasi 14 km
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 19 km

Villages closest to Kandiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandiyar village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 26th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Kandiyar village has 657 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiyar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kandiyar is 182121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiyar covers 592.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandiyar falls under Reasi tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kandiyar is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandiyar.

Kandiyar is about 14 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandiyar is in Reasi tehsil of Reasi district. Akhnūr is about 11 km away. Reasi is about 14 km away. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pattian (1.8 km), Kotli (2.5 km) and Kotli Bajialan (2.5 km).

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

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