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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 58 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, 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 Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 78.68 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 58
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
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 Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 262nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 78.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandi 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 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 Pauri 22 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 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 Kandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 127. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kandi village has 58 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kandi is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 78.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandi falls under Pauri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Pauri is about 22 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 Jai Kandi (under 2 km), Jamkandi (under 2 km) and Jukandi (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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