About Kandha Village

Kandha is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,446, made up of 1,203 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares.

Kandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	2,446
Male Population	1,203
Female Population	1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandha compares

By the 2011 count Kandha is the 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kandha

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

Kandha lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 3.6 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 Kandha
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	5.9 km
Nearest town	Hisua	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Kandha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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.

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Common questions about Kandha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandha village had a population of 2,446. That makes it the 24th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Kandha village has 1,203 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandha has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Kandha covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kandha falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kandha is Jamuawan, about 3.6 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 Kandha.

Kandha is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandha is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 3.6 km away. Wazirganj is about 5.9 km away. Hisua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.