About Kanda Village

Kanda is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 286 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Betalghat
Pincode	262134
Area (hectares)	412.46 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	286
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
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 compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 412.46 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1076.

Getting to Kanda

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

Kanda lies about 23 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters	Betalghat	9.2 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	20 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	20 km
District headquarters	Nainital	23 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

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Common questions about Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 578. That makes it the 9th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Kanda village has 286 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 412.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanda falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Ramnagar, about 20 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.

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

Kanda is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 9.2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 20 km away. Ramnagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.