About Kanda Maikhura Village

Kanda Maikhura is a mid sized village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 267 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Maikhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Maikhura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	296.84 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	267
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,161
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda Maikhura compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Maikhura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 296.84 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Kanda Maikhura

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

Kanda Maikhura lies about 16 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 93 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 Kanda Maikhura
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	5.2 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	16 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	47 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	93 km

Villages closest to Kanda Maikhura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Kanda Maikhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Maikhura village had a population of 577. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kanda Maikhura village has 267 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Maikhura has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Maikhura is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Maikhura covers 296.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanda Maikhura falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Maikhura is Kotdwara, about 93 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanda Maikhura.

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

Kanda Maikhura is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 5.2 km away. Chamoli is about 16 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.