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About Kandakarka Village

Kandakarka is a small village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 26 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandakarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandakarka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494552
Area (hectares) 113.33 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 26
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandakarka compares

By the 2011 count Kandakarka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 113.33 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kandakarka

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

Kandakarka lies about 38 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 19 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 Kandakarka
Nearest railway station Dantewara 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 20 km
Nearest town Bacheli 38 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 38 km

Villages closest to Kandakarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandakarka village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Kandakarka village has 26 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandakarka has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kandakarka is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandakarka covers 113.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandakarka falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandakarka is Dantewara, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandakarka.

Kandakarka is about 38 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandakarka is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dantewara is about 19 km away. Gidam is about 20 km away. Bacheli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nelgoda (1.6 km), Badetumnar (1.7 km) and Chhotetumar (3.3 km).

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

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