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About Kandali Village

Kandali is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 269 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 141.79 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 269
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
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 Kandali compares

By the 2011 count Kandali is the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 141.79 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Kandali

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

Kandali lies about 69 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 47 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 Kandali
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 13 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 47 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 69 km

Villages closest to Kandali

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 Kandali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandali village had a population of 557. That makes it the 38th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Kandali village has 269 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandali has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

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

Kandali covers 141.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandali falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandali is Ramnagar, about 47 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 Kandali.

Kandali is about 69 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandali is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 13 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Ramnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khor (2.3 km), Bajira (2.9 km) and Biran Goan (2.9 km).

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

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