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About Kandiyal Gaon Village

Kandiyal Gaon is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 77 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,299 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandiyal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandiyal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 48.02 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 77
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,299
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 Kandiyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandiyal Gaon is the 61st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 48.02 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kandiyal Gaon

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

Kandiyal Gaon 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 Kandiyal Gaon
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 Kandiyal Gaon

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 Kandiyal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandiyal Gaon village had a population of 177. That makes it the 61st largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kandiyal Gaon village has 77 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiyal Gaon has about 1299 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kandiyal Gaon is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiyal Gaon covers 48.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandiyal Gaon falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandiyal Gaon 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandiyal Gaon.

Kandiyal Gaon 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.

Kandiyal Gaon 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 Kandi (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 Kandiyal Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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