About Kanda Village

Kanda is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 166 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249141
Area (hectares)	106.24 hectares
Population	320
Male Population	166
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Kanda is the 78th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 106.24 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kanda

Kanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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	Rajgarhi	9.2 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	31 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	47 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	63 km

Villages closest to Kanda

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

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Common questions about Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanda village had a population of 320. That makes it the 78th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kanda village has 166 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanda has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kanda is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanda covers 106.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanda falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanda is Dehradun, about 63 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanda.

Kanda is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanda is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 9.2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Mussoorie is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.