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About Kandla Village

Kandla is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 66 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249134
Area (hectares) 83.33 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 66
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandla compares

By the 2011 count Kandla is the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 83.33 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kandla

Kandla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandla as Available within 10+ 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 Kandla from other places

Kandla lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Kandla
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Kandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandla village had a population of 138. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Kandla village has 66 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandla has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kandla is 249134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandla covers 83.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandla falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandla is Dehradun, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandla.

Kandla is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandla is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhunyara (under 2 km), Maugh (under 2 km) and Badethi (under 2 km).

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

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