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About Kandial Village

Kandial is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 656 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandial village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 656
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandial compares

By the 2011 count Kandial is the 138th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kandial

The census records public bus service for Kandial 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandial from other places

Kandial lies about 27 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 1.7 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 Kandial
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 4.8 km
Nearest town Batāla 4.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 27 km

Villages closest to Kandial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandial village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 138th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kandial village has 656 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandial has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kandial is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandial covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandial falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandial is Batala Sugar Mills, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kandial.

Kandial is about 27 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandial is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 1.7 km away. Batala is about 4.8 km away. Batāla is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qila Tek Singh (under 2 km), Kotli Bhan Singh (under 2 km) and Bahadarpur (under 2 km).

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

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