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About Kande Village

Kande is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 163 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kande village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 103.19 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 163
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Kande compares

By the 2011 count Kande is the 58th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 103.19 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Kande

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

Kande lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Kande
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Kande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kande village had a population of 346. That makes it the 58th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Kande village has 163 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kande has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Kande is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kande covers 103.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kande falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kande is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Kande.

Kande is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kande is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandera Pokhari (under 2 km), Dantoli (under 2 km) and Jakh Dholit (under 2 km).

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

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