About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 69 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,493 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246429
Area (hectares)	84.8 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	69
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,493
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 84.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	9.0 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	25 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	82 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 172. That makes it the 76th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kanda village has 69 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1493 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 84.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Kotdwara, about 82 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 25 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 9.0 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.