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About Kanda Gwar Village

Kanda Gwar is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 108 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Gwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Gwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 98.33 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 108
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Kanda Gwar compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Gwar is the 131st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 98.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kanda Gwar

Kanda Gwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanda Gwar 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 Kanda Gwar from other places

Kanda Gwar lies about 40 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Gwar
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 40 km
Nearest town Almora 55 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 83 km

Villages closest to Kanda Gwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Gwar village had a population of 229. That makes it the 131st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kanda Gwar village has 108 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Gwar has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Gwar is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Gwar covers 98.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda Gwar falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Gwar is Ramnagar, about 83 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 Kanda Gwar.

Kanda Gwar is about 40 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Gwar is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.7 km away. Chamoli is about 40 km away. Almora is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mona Gwar (under 2 km), Harchan (under 2 km) and Deval (under 2 km).

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

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