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About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 156 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 182.9 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 156
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
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 Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 182.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kanda

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

Kanda lies about 6.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 41 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 Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar under 2 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.1 km
Nearest town Tehri 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 41 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 377. That makes it the 81st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kanda village has 156 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 182.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Harrawala, about 41 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 Kanda.

Kanda is about 6.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about under 2 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.1 km away. Tehri is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandal (under 2 km), Raika (under 2 km) and Bhengi (under 2 km).

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

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