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About Kandri Village

Kandri is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 524 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 63.86 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 524
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandri compares

By the 2011 count Kandri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 63.86 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kandri

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

Kandri 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 Kandri
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 10 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 40 km

Villages closest to Kandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandri village had a population of 1,023. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kandri village has 524 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kandri is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandri covers 63.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kandri falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

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

Kandri 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.

Kandri is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Rishikesh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swari (under 2 km), Ratwari (under 2 km) and Khamoli (6.1 km).

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

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