Kanda Tehsil - Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

Kanda is an administrative tehsil in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kanda is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kathgodam, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 31.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 294 km², including 293.56 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1126 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kanda Tehsil

Kanda Tehsil has a total of 180 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhyali	Rural	Garwasirmoli
2	Agar	Rural	Rikhari
3	Airari Gunth	Rural	Bhantola
4	Alkanya	Rural	Narayangunph
5	Athpaisiya	Rural	Paithan
6	Aulani	Rural	Thanga
7	Bag Rati	Rural	Bhandarigaon
8	Bajet	Rural	Bhaita
9	Bakhet	Rural	Kandeykanyal
10	Balgari Dhurpatt	Rural	Kucholi
11	Banal Bari	Rural	Bhaita
12	Baniegaon	Rural	Banegaon
13	Bans Jhirothi	Rural	Baazjhiroti
14	Banstoli	Rural	Bastoli
15	Baruwa Gaon	Rural	Chounala
16	Basti	Rural	Bashti
17	Basu Deo	Rural	Sashola
18	Bera Talara	Rural	Beratalara
19	Bhadaura	Rural	Bhadoura
20	Bhadrakali	Rural	Bhadrakali
21	Bhandar	Rural	Nagharmajila
22	Bhandari Gaon	Rural	Bhandarigaon
23	Bhandari Sera	Rural	Rawatsera
24	Bhanker Pant	Rural	Sashola
25	Bhantola	Rural	Bhantola
26	Bhatgar	Rural	Padai
27	Bhatigaon	Rural	Devalvichral
28	Bhesyuri	Rural	Taknar
29	Bheta	Rural	Bhaita
30	Bhul Gaon	Rural	Jalmani
31	Bijepur	Rural	Bastoli
32	Bijet	Rural	Nagharmajila
33	Bunga Ejar	Rural	Nagharmajila
34	Chakna Gaon	Rural	Bhandarigaon
35	Chakrigaon	Rural	Paithan
36	Chantola	Rural	Chantola
37	Chaun Bagar	Rural	Rawatsera
38	Chauni	Rural	Bhadrakali
39	Chhana	Rural	Bastoli
40	Chifalet	Rural	Palibagyali
41	Chonala	Rural	Chounala
42	Chuhara	Rural	Panchoura
43	Dantoli	Rural	Kunera
44	Dauligar	Rural	Chantola
45	Delmel	Rural	Palibagyali
46	Deo Toli	Rural	Devtoli
47	Deolet	Rural	Nargoli
48	Dewal Bichharal	Rural	Devalvichral
49	Dhanar	Rural	Thanga
50	Dhanigaon	Rural	Saniudiyar
51	Dhanigaon	Urban	Not applicable
52	Dhap Bhandar	Rural	Bhandarigaon
53	Dhap No.2	Rural	Bhandarigaon
54	Dhapolasera	Rural	Dhopolasera
55	Dhapoli	Rural	Dhapoli
56	Dhapti	Rural	Dhapti
57	Dharamgarh Range	Urban	Not applicable
58	Dharari	Rural	Nagharmajila
59	Dhari	Rural	Dhari-2
60	Dhatiya Dhunga	Rural	Dhari-2
61	Dhaula	Rural	Bhaita
62	Dhola Gaon	Rural	Nagharmajila
63	Dholiya Pata	Rural	Paithan
64	Dhunga Pant	Rural	Bastoli
65	Digoli	Rural	Digoli
66	Digoli	Urban	Not applicable
67	Dobar Gara	Rural	Dhari-2
68	Dwali	Rural	Dwari
69	Dyarinau	Rural	Jalmani
70	Dyorakh	Rural	Dhapti
71	Ganyura	Rural	Pathkura
72	Garuwa Sirmoli	Rural	Garwasirmoli
73	Godoli Jhutoli	Rural	Malsuna
74	Gojani Hawantoli	Rural	Beratalara
75	Gokhuri	Rural	Majhera
76	Hathrsiya	Rural	Bajina
77	Jagthali	Rural	Palibagyali
78	Jakhani	Rural	Jakhani
79	Jalmani	Rural	Jalmani
80	Jaspur	Rural	Dhapti
81	Jhakra	Rural	Jahakara
82	Jogiya Bari	Rural	Panchoura
83	Jogsara	Rural	Nagharmajila
84	Jouyara	Rural	Dhari-2
85	Jyularotela	Rural	Bhaita
86	Kabhata	Rural	Rikhari
87	Kafali	Rural	Dhari-2
88	Kande Kanyal	Rural	Kandeykanyal
89	Kapuri	Rural	Kapoori
90	Kardiya Gaon	Rural	Bhaita
91	Khantoli	Rural	Khantoli
92	Khari Kapuri Lag	Rural	Kapoori
93	Kharkhat	Rural	Baazjhiroti
94	Khati Gaon	Rural	Bhandarigaon
95	Khel Kot	Rural	Dhari-2
96	Khiruwa Kot	Rural	Chantola
97	Kholagaon	Rural	Rikhari
98	Kot Bhandar	Rural	Rawatsera
99	Kucholi	Rural	Kucholi
100	Kulera Chak Lek Suna	Urban	Not applicable
101	Kumltiya	Rural	Bhandarigaon
102	Kun Khet	Rural	Nagharmajila
103	Kunara (Kanda)	Rural	Kunera
104	Kunara (Kanda)	Urban	Not applicable
105	Kunara (Kanda)	Urban	Not applicable
106	Kunara (Kanda)	Urban	Not applicable
107	Kusauli Bagar	Rural	Rawatsera
108	Lachheti	Rural	Jalmani
109	Lajher	Rural	Jalmani
110	Lamjhigara	Rural	Lamjigra
111	Lataulamai Chak	Rural	Bhaita
112	Latela	Rural	Simgari
113	Letgari	Rural	Beratalara
114	Lohar Khet	Rural	Panchoura
115	Lwatoli	Rural	Beratalara
116	Machhiyakot	Rural	Digoli
117	Mad Gopeshwar	Rural	Simkuna
118	Madhya	Rural	Dhari-2
119	Magru Bhantola	Rural	Sheri
120	Mahara Gaon	Rural	Nagharmajila
121	Mahat Gaon	Rural	Bhandarigaon
122	Mahruri	Rural	Mahruri
123	Majgaon	Rural	Majgaon
124	Majhera	Rural	Majhera
125	Mal Suna	Rural	Malsuna
126	Mana Kabhata	Rural	Manakbhada
127	Mantoli	Rural	Mantoli
128	Mithun Kot	Rural	Pokhari
129	Nag Kanyal	Rural	Sashola
130	Naghar Majila	Rural	Nagharmajila
131	Narayan Gunth	Rural	Narayangunph
132	Nargoli	Rural	Nargoli
133	Paithar	Rural	Paithan
134	Pali Chak Titoli	Rural	Palibagyali
135	Pang Chora	Rural	Panchoura
136	Papriya	Rural	Pathkura
137	Pata Dungari	Rural	Bhadrakali
138	Patal	Rural	Silangar.
139	Pathkyura	Rural	Pathkura
140	Patoja	Rural	Kucholi
141	Pokheri	Rural	Pokhari
142	Purani	Rural	Paithan
143	Rajoli	Rural	Bastoli
144	Ratghar	Rural	Jakhani
145	Ratghar Muafi	Rural	Rawatsera
146	Rawat Sera	Rural	Rawatsera
147	Rikhari	Rural	Rikhari
148	Sajyula	Rural	Taknar
149	Sakhet	Rural	Rawatsera
150	Saliya	Rural	Rawatsera
151	Sangar	Rural	Sangar
152	Sangar	Rural	Bhaita
153	Sani Udiyar	Rural	Saniudiyar
154	Sankyura	Rural	Saknura
155	Sasola	Rural	Sashola
156	Saukiyathal	Rural	Manakbhada
157	Seri	Rural	Sheri
158	Silangar	Rural	Silangar.
159	Silangiya	Rural	Dhari-2
160	Silati	Rural	Bhadrakali
161	Simali	Rural	Kucholi
162	Simayal	Rural	Nargoli
163	Simgari	Rural	Simgari
164	Simkuna	Rural	Simkuna
165	Sinayal	Urban	Not applicable
166	Sirkuli	Rural	Taknar
167	Sunar Gaon	Rural	Kandeykanyal
168	Syakot	Rural	Pathkura
169	Taknar	Rural	Taknar
170	Tarkhet	Rural	Bhaita
171	Thala	Rural	Thaala
172	Thanga	Rural	Thanga
173	Toli	Rural	Palibagyali
174	Tota Dewal	Rural	Bhadoura
175	Tusera	Rural	Thanga
176	Tya Kot	Rural	Taknar
177	Uderiya	Rural	Rawatsera
178	Uprara	Rural	Banegaon
179	Uttardug	Rural	Jalmani
180	Wajina	Rural	Bajina

Population of Kanda Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kanda Tehsil has a total population of 26,272 people, consisting of 12,354 males and 13,918 females. There are 6,342 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 89 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	26,272	26,272	0
Male Population	12,354	12,354	0
Female Population	13,918	13,918	0
Total Households	6,342	6,342	0
Population Density	89 / km²	89 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 17,970 literate people and 3,560 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,278 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 256 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	3,560	3,560
Literate Population	17,970	17,970
Illiterate Population	8,302	8,302
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,278	8,278
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	256	256

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Kanda (कांडा)
District	Bageshwar
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Kathgodam
Total Area	294 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1126
Total Population (2011)	26,272
Density	89/km²
Total Villages	180

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