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About Kandola Village

Kandola is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 836, made up of 433 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandola village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 339 hectares
Population 836
Male Population 433
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandola compares

By the 2011 count Kandola is the 70th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 892.

Getting to Kandola

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

Kandola lies about 16 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 11 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 Kandola
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Khamanon 11 km
Nearest town Morinda 15 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Kandola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandola village had a population of 836. That makes it the 70th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kandola village has 433 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandola has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kandola is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandola covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandola falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandola is Khamanon, about 11 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 Kandola.

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

Kandola is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 3.1 km away. Khamanon is about 11 km away. Morinda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katlaur (under 2 km), Taprian Boothgarh (under 2 km) and Taprian Dyal Singh (under 2 km).

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

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