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About Kandalaga Kwidhi Village

Kandalaga Kwidhi is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 127 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,307 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandalaga Kwidhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandalaga Kwidhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 89.74 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 127
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,307
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandalaga Kwidhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandalaga Kwidhi is the 42nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 89.74 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kandalaga Kwidhi

Kandalaga Kwidhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandalaga Kwidhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandalaga Kwidhi from other places

Kandalaga Kwidhi lies about 74 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Kandalaga Kwidhi
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 74 km

Villages closest to Kandalaga Kwidhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokhari 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 Kandalaga Kwidhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandalaga Kwidhi village had a population of 293. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kandalaga Kwidhi village has 127 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandalaga Kwidhi has about 1307 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kandalaga Kwidhi is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandalaga Kwidhi covers 89.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandalaga Kwidhi falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandalaga Kwidhi is Kotdwara, about 43 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandalaga Kwidhi.

Kandalaga Kwidhi is about 74 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandalaga Kwidhi is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masauli (5.5 km), Langali (5.7 km) and Kailab (5.8 km).

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

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