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About Kandari Village

Kandari is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 270 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 547.69 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 270
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandari compares

By the 2011 count Kandari is the 29th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 547.69 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 983.

Getting to Kandari

Kandari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kandari from other places

Kandari lies about 36 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 38 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 Kandari
Nearest town Mussoorie 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Kandari

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.

Common questions about Kandari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandari village had a population of 547. That makes it the 29th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kandari village has 270 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandari has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kandari is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandari covers 547.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandari is Dehradun, about 38 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 10+ km distance for Kandari.

Kandari is about 36 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Rajgarhi is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godin (under 2 km), Badogi (under 2 km) and Rikhaun (under 2 km).

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

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