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About Kandiya Village

Kandiya is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 26 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,423 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 60.5 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 26
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,423
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 Kandiya compares

By the 2011 count Kandiya is the 139th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 60.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Kandiya

Kandiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandiya 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 Kandiya from other places

Kandiya lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Kandiya
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 32 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Kandiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandiya village had a population of 63. That makes it the 139th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Kandiya village has 26 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiya has about 1423 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Kandiya is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiya covers 60.5 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.

Kandiya falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandiya is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Kandiya.

Kandiya is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandiya is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagariwala (4.1 km), Khandawari (6.9 km) and Jaikot (7.6 km).

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

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