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About Kandla Village

Kandla is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 278 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 79.44 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 278
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandla compares

By the 2011 count Kandla is the 52nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 79.44 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kandla

Kandla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandla as Available within <5 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 Kandla from other places

Kandla lies about 40 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about 7.0 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 Kandla
Nearest railway station Pirumadara 7.0 km
Nearest town Kashipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 15 km
District headquarters Nainital 40 km

Villages closest to Kandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandla village had a population of 566. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Kandla village has 278 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandla has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kandla is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandla covers 79.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandla falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandla is Pirumadara, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Kandla.

Kandla is about 40 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandla is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Pirumadara is about 7.0 km away. Kashipur is about 12 km away. Ramnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birpur Lachhi (under 2 km), Thari (under 2 km) and Birpur Tara (1.5 km).

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

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