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About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 24 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 54.14 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 24
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 457th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 54.14 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

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 <5 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 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 31 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
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 31 km

Villages closest to Kanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 54. That makes it the 457th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kanda village has 24 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 54.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanda falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Kotdwara, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda Khalsa (under 2 km), Haira Kholi (2.0 km) and Kholi (2.0 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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