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About Kandhauli Village

Kandhauli is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,327 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1516.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248197
Area (hectares) 1516.5 hectares
Population 2,606
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhauli compares

By the 2011 count Kandhauli is the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 1516.5 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kandhauli

Kandhauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhauli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kandhauli from other places

Kandhauli lies about 36 km from Dehradun. 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 Kandhauli
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 8.6 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
District headquarters Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Kandhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhauli village had a population of 2,606. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Kandhauli village has 1,327 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhauli has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Kandhauli is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhauli covers 1516.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhauli falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kandhauli notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kandhauli.

Kandhauli is about 36 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhauli is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 8.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnaul (under 2 km), Koti (4.0 km) and Kulhan Matak Majri (6.2 km).

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

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