About Kandai Village

Kandai is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 231 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandai village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246427
Area (hectares)	179.76 hectares
Population	482
Male Population	231
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
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 Kandai compares

By the 2011 count Kandai is the 42nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 179.76 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kandai

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

Kandai lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Kandai
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	5.2 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	43 km
Nearest town	Almora	55 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	90 km

Villages closest to Kandai

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 Kandai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandai village had a population of 482. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kandai village has 231 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandai has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kandai is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandai covers 179.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandai falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandai is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Kandai.

Kandai is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandai is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 5.2 km away. Chamoli is about 43 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.