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About Kandhauli Village

Kandhauli is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,442, made up of 1,746 males and 1,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares.

Kandhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 3,442
Male Population 1,746
Female Population 1,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhauli compares

By the 2011 count Kandhauli is the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Kandhauli

Kandhauli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandhauli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhauli from other places

Kandhauli lies about 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 14 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 Kandhauli
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 14 km
Nearest town Maniar 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Kandhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhauli village had a population of 3,442. That makes it the 16th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Kandhauli village has 1,746 males and 1,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhauli has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Kandhauli covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandhauli falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kandhauli is Duraundha Junction, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandhauli.

Kandhauli is about 18 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhauli is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 8.4 km away. Duraundha Junction is about 14 km away. Maniar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patiaon Gopi (under 2 km), Patiaon (1.7 km) and Nadiaon (1.9 km).

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

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