Skip to main content

About Kholkandi Village

Kholkandi is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 62 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholkandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 59.43 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 62
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
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 Kholkandi compares

By the 2011 count Kholkandi is the 158th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 59.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Kholkandi

Kholkandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kholkandi 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 Kholkandi from other places

Kholkandi lies about 15 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Kholkandi
District headquarters Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km

Villages closest to Kholkandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholkandi village had a population of 131. That makes it the 158th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Kholkandi village has 62 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholkandi has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Kholkandi is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholkandi covers 59.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kholkandi falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kholkandi is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Kholkandi.

Kholkandi is about 15 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholkandi is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 15 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansuli (1.6 km), Pathur Rodiyal (1.7 km) and Pathurankara (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.