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About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Poornagiri tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 82 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Poornagiri
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 44.57 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 82
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 44.57 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanda as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Kanda lies about 19 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Poornagiri 19 km
District headquarters Champawat 19 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 34 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 163. That makes it the 48th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Kanda village has 82 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 44.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Kathgodam, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 19 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district. Poornagiri is about 19 km away. Champawat is about 19 km away. Kathgodam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuknai (4.9 km), Bhajanpur (5.4 km) and Khairi Gaon Kharra Gunth (5.8 km).

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

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