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About Kandar Gaon Village

Kandar Gaon is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 247 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 82.54 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 247
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Kandar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandar Gaon is the 80th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 82.54 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kandar Gaon

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

Kandar Gaon lies about 58 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Kandar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 58 km

Villages closest to Kandar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar Gaon village had a population of 512. That makes it the 80th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kandar Gaon village has 247 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar Gaon has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Kandar Gaon is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar Gaon covers 82.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandar Gaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 16 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 Kandar Gaon.

Kandar Gaon is about 58 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandar Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Kotdwara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Domkandar Gaon (under 2 km), Kandarsyun (under 2 km) and Rani Dang May Ghutai Palla (under 2 km).

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

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