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Kandai

कंदई
Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246473
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRABHA DEVI
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LGD code
41148
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population
272
Households
66
Literacy rate
75.7%
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000♂
Workers
94
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
100 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 77 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
ITBP Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kandai compares

By population, Kandai ranks #36 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
75.7%
+3.8% vs mandal average
Kandai
75.7%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
−213 vs mandal average
Kandai
902
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kandai
4.1
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Kandai at a glance

Kandai is a village of 272 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 36th-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Chamoli district centre, 34 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 77 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246473, served by Pokhari Nagnath post office; the LGD village code is 41148. The nearest hospital or health centre is ITBP Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is PRABHA DEVI, and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 321 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kandai Chadrashila

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kandai · this village27276%
Mola · Rudraprayag11873%1.4 km N
Jasoli · Rudraprayag35070%1.7 km NW
Jasoli · Berinag3077%1.7 km NW
Bameli · Karnaprayag3168%2.6 km SE
Majkhola · Karnaprayag27270%2.7 km E
Kanda · Rudraprayag9875%3.3 km N

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Key facts — Kandai

LGD code
41148
Pincode
246473
Post office
Pokhari Nagnath
Population (Census 2011)
272
Population (projected 2026)
321
Households
66
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
902
Literacy rate
75.7%
Coordinates
30.25054°N, 79.07372°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRABHA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Kandai

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 4.9 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun100 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1258 km
  • Mumbai1391 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara77 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)5 km
  • Hospital / PHCITBP Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM29 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum24 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry22 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station10 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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