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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 67 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 71.19 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 67
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 73rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 71.19 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1266.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kandi from other places

Kandi lies about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 40 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 Kandi
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 7.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 10 km
Nearest town Tehri 10 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 145. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kandi village has 67 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kandi is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 71.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandi falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Rishikesh, about 40 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandi.

Kandi is about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 7.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Tehri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiyal Gaon (under 2 km), Kulakandi (under 2 km) and Swari (under 2 km).

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

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