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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 64 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,578 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246173, 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 Lansdowne
Pincode 246173
Area (hectares) 288.33 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 64
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,578
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 Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 158th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 288.33 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kandi

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

Kandi lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 23 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
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 25 km

Villages closest to Kandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 165. That makes it the 158th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kandi village has 64 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 1578 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kandi is 246173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 288.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandi falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Kotdwara, about 23 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 Kandi.

Kandi is about 22 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 Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Kotdwāra is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawari (under 2 km), Badeyun (1.9 km) and Jaiheri (3.2 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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