About Kandila Village

Kandila is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,166 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandila village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143516
Area (hectares)	676 hectares
Population	2,162
Male Population	1,166
Female Population	996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandila compares

By the 2011 count Kandila is the 53rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kandila

Kandila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandila 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandila from other places

Kandila lies about 31 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Kandila
Nearest town	Qadian	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	15 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Kandila

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.

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Common questions about Kandila

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandila village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Kandila village has 1,166 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandila has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Kandila is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandila covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandila falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kandila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kandila.

Kandila is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandila is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 6.7 km away. Batala is about 15 km away. Gurdaspur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.