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About Kanda Village

Kanda is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 270 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,315 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 113.13 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 270
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,315
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 113.13 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanda as Available within village. 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 Kanda from other places

Kanda lies about 88 km from Rudraprayag, 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 Jakholi 18 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 20 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 88 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 625. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Kanda village has 270 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1315 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 113.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 88 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 18 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.

The closest recorded villages are Dom (under 2 km), Dharkot (5.2 km) and Mamani (6.6 km).

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

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