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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 746 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 348.94 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 746
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 348.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kandi

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

Kandi lies about 40 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Kandi
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 25 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 31 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 40 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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 Kandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 1,380. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kandi village has 746 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Kandi covers 348.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandi falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Dehradun, about 46 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 village for Kandi.

Kandi is about 40 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 25 km away. Mussoorie is about 31 km away. Uttarkashi 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 Biruntha (3.6 km), Kunwa (5.6 km) and Phiphiyara (6.1 km).

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

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