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Kandai

कंडई
Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246429
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARASWATI DEVI
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LGD code
41294
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population
188
Households
44
Literacy rate
71.8%
Sex ratio
1043 ♀/1000♂
Workers
90
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to Dehradun
116 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 78 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jai Clinic · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kandai compares

By population, Kandai ranks #62 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.8%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Kandai
71.8%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
−105 vs mandal average
Kandai
1,043
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kandai
4.3
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kandai at a glance

Kandai is a village of 188 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 62nd-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Chamoli district centre, 31 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 78 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246429, served by Gauchar post office; the LGD village code is 41294. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jai Clinic, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SARASWATI DEVI. The population is estimated at 222 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sidoli

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kandai · this village18872%
Langtai · Adibadri42652%0 km N
Daliyana · Adibadri00.5 km NE
Pajyana · Nandprayag8076%0.5 km NE
Pajyana · Gairsain65268%0.5 km NE
Silapata · Adibadri36854%0.9 km E
Silpata · Pithoragarh31581%0.9 km E

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Key facts — Kandai

LGD code
41294
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population (Census 2011)
188
Population (projected 2026)
222
Households
44
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1043
Literacy rate
71.8%
Coordinates
30.11047°N, 79.21795°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SARASWATI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Kandai

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun116 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1237 km
  • Mumbai1384 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara78 km
  • Hospital / PHCJai Clinic9 km
  • ATM / bankSBI34 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION34 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry22 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station30 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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