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About Kandai Village

Kandai is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 26 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,654 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 72.64 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 26
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,654
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandai compares

By the 2011 count Kandai is the 156th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 72.64 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1206.

Getting to Kandai

Kandai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandai as Available within 10+ 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 Kandai from other places

Kandai lies about 23 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Kandai
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 5.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 23 km

Villages closest to Kandai

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 Kandai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandai village had a population of 69. That makes it the 156th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kandai village has 26 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandai has about 1654 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Kandai covers 72.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandai falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandai is Kotdwara, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Kandai.

Kandai is about 23 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandai is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 5.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachunda (under 2 km), Harsoli (1.9 km) and Tachala (2.2 km).

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

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