About Kandai Village

Kandai is a mid sized village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 470 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandai village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Chamoli
Pincode	246449
Area (hectares)	318.79 hectares
Population	928
Male Population	470
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandai compares

By the 2011 count Kandai is the 18th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 318.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Kandai

Kandai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kandai from other places

Kandai lies about 12 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 94 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 Kandai
Tehsil headquarters	Chamoli	12 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	45 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	94 km

Villages closest to Kandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandai village had a population of 928. That makes it the 18th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Kandai village has 470 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandai has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Kandai is 246449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandai covers 318.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandai falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandai is Rishikesh, about 94 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandai.

Kandai is about 12 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandai is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 12 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Rishikesh is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.