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About Kandiyal Gaon Village

Kandiyal Gaon is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 933 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, 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 Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 277.05 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 933
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandiyal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandiyal Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 277.05 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kandiyal Gaon

Kandiyal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandiyal Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kandiyal Gaon from other places

Kandiyal Gaon lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Puraula 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Kandiyal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puraula 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 1,818. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kandiyal Gaon village has 933 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandiyal Gaon has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kandiyal Gaon is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandiyal Gaon covers 277.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandiyal Gaon falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandiyal Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandiyal Gaon.

Kandiyal Gaon is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandiyal Gaon is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pani Gaon (under 2 km), Rama Gaon (under 2 km) and Mahargaon (3.1 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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