About Kandara Village

Kandara is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 85 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,376 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246446
Area (hectares)	58.63 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	85
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,376
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 Kandara compares

By the 2011 count Kandara is the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 58.63 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Kandara

Kandara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandara 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 Kandara from other places

Kandara lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 92 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 Kandara
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	9.6 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	20 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	51 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	92 km

Villages closest to Kandara

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 Kandara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandara village had a population of 202. That makes it the 61st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kandara village has 85 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandara has about 1376 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Kandara covers 58.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandara falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandara is Kotdwara, about 92 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 Kandara.

Kandara is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandara is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 9.6 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.