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About Kandaha Village

Kandaha is a small village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 119 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.9 hectares hectares.

Kandaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Area (hectares) 42.9 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 119
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandaha compares

By the 2011 count Kandaha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 42.9 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 905.

Getting to Kandaha

The census records public bus service for Kandaha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandaha from other places

Kandaha lies about 11 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 11 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 Kandaha
Nearest town Bangaon 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Saharsa Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 11 km
District headquarters Saharsa 11 km

Villages closest to Kandaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandaha village had a population of 214. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Kandaha village has 119 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandaha has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Kandaha covers 42.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandaha falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kandaha is Saharsa Junction, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandaha.

Kandaha is about 11 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandaha is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 3.7 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 11 km away. Kahara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deona Gopal (2.8 km), Bangaon (3.7 km) and Bhuswarh Dih (4.5 km).

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

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