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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 85 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 741 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 25.93 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 85
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 741
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 50th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 25.93 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandi as Available within village. 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 Kandi from other places

Kandi lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 35 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 Kandi
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 148. That makes it the 50th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Kandi village has 85 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 741 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Kandi is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 25.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandi falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Rishikesh, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandi.

Kandi is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Srinagar is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhoulkandi (under 2 km), Godi Gad Lagga Dhaul Kandi (under 2 km) and Mutnya Lagga Kandi (under 2 km).

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

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