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About Kandap Village

Kandap is a large village in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,922, made up of 2,625 males and 2,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares.

Kandap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Area (hectares) 635 hectares
Population 4,922
Male Population 2,625
Female Population 2,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandap compares

By the 2011 count Kandap is the 6th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kandap

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

How far is Kandap from other places

Kandap lies about 9.9 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 4.9 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 Kandap
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt 4.9 km
District headquarters Patna 9.9 km

Villages closest to Kandap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandap village had a population of 4,922. That makes it the 6th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Kandap village has 2,625 males and 2,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandap has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Kandap covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandap falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kandap is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandap.

Kandap is about 9.9 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandap is in Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Sampatchak is about 4.5 km away. Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt is about 4.9 km away. Patna is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahuwara (under 2 km), Lanka Kachhuara (2.1 km) and Jujharpur (2.2 km).

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

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