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About Kandakhet Village

Kandakhet is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 13 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,615 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandakhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandakhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 11.93 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 13
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,615
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandakhet compares

By the 2011 count Kandakhet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 11.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Kandakhet

Kandakhet is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandakhet as Available within village. 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 Kandakhet from other places

Kandakhet lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 11 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 Kandakhet
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 5.4 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Kandakhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandakhet village had a population of 34. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Kandakhet village has 13 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandakhet has about 1615 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Kandakhet is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandakhet covers 11.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandakhet falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandakhet is Rishikesh, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandakhet.

Kandakhet is about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandakhet is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 5.4 km away. Rishīkesh is about 11 km away. Rishikesh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daur Mai Kanda (under 2 km), Gwar (under 2 km) and Bhainsark (under 2 km).

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

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