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About Kanda Khal Village

Kanda Khal is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 46 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda Khal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 40.98 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 46
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
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 Kanda Khal compares

By the 2011 count Kanda Khal is the 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 40.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Kanda Khal

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

Kanda Khal lies about 9.1 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 Kanda Khal
District headquarters Garhwal 9.1 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 19 km

Villages closest to Kanda Khal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda Khal village had a population of 97. That makes it the 129th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kanda Khal village has 46 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda Khal has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Kanda Khal is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda Khal covers 40.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda Khal falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda Khal 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 Kanda Khal.

Kanda Khal is about 9.1 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda Khal is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 9.1 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 Bhoun Palla (1.7 km), Sainj (5.2 km) and Gumal Gaon Bara (5.2 km).

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

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