About Kandwal Gaon Village

Kandwal Gaon is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 122 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandwal Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246455
Area (hectares)	132.72 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	122
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,205
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandwal Gaon is the 109th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 132.72 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 1152.

Getting to Kandwal Gaon

Kandwal Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandwal Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kandwal Gaon from other places

Kandwal Gaon lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Kandwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	20 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	28 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	54 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	87 km

Villages closest to Kandwal Gaon

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.

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Common questions about Kandwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandwal Gaon village had a population of 269. That makes it the 109th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kandwal Gaon village has 122 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandwal Gaon has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kandwal Gaon is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandwal Gaon covers 132.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandwal Gaon falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandwal Gaon is Ramnagar, about 87 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandwal Gaon.

Kandwal Gaon is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandwal Gaon is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 20 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.