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About Kandarka Village

Kandarka is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 793 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandarka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 490036
Area (hectares) 525.81 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 793
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandarka compares

By the 2011 count Kandarka is the 39th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 525.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kandarka

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

Kandarka lies about 36 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Urkura, about 8.6 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 Kandarka
Nearest railway station Urkura 8.6 km
Nearest town Kumhāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 23 km
District headquarters Durg 36 km

Villages closest to Kandarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandarka village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 39th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kandarka village has 793 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandarka has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kandarka is 490036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandarka covers 525.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandarka falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandarka is Urkura, about 8.6 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 village for Kandarka.

Kandarka is about 36 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandarka is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Urkura is about 8.6 km away. Kumhāri is about 11 km away. Berla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borsi (3.0 km), Bhalesar (3.3 km) and Gudheli (4.7 km).

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

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