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About Kandhal Village

Kandhal is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 642 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Kandhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 301 hectares
Population 1,205
Male Population 642
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandhal compares

By the 2011 count Kandhal is the 95th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 301 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 928.

Getting to Kandhal

Kandhal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandhal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhal from other places

Kandhal lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Khurial, about 3.5 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 Kandhal
Nearest railway station Khurial 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 17 km
Nearest town Manihāri 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Kandhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhal village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 95th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Kandhal village has 642 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhal has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Kandhal covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhal falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kandhal is Khurial, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandhal.

Kandhal is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhal is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Khurial is about 3.5 km away. Barsoi is about 17 km away. Manihāri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utarpanka (under 2 km), Karanpur (1.5 km) and Rasidpur Arazi (4.7 km).

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

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