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About Kandara Village

Kandara is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 687 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 236.7 hectares
Population 1,418
Male Population 687
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Kandara compares

By the 2011 count Kandara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 236.7 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kandara

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

Kandara lies about 36 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 97 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 Kandara
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 8.2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 36 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 52 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 97 km

Villages closest to Kandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandara village had a population of 1,418. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kandara village has 687 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandara has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kandara is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandara covers 236.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandara falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandara is Rishikesh, about 97 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 Kandara.

Kandara is about 36 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandara is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 8.2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 36 km away. Srīnagar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uniyara (under 2 km), Jamu (under 2 km) and Paundar (under 2 km).

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

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