About Kandarka Village

Kandarka is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,995, made up of 974 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490042, 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	Dhamdha
Pincode	490042
Area (hectares)	405.97 hectares
Population	1,995
Male Population	974
Female Population	1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandarka compares

By the 2011 count Kandarka is the 21st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 405.97 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 7.6 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 town	Kumhāri	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kumhari	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	23 km
District headquarters	Durg	24 km

Villages closest to Kandarka

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

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Common questions about Kandarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandarka village had a population of 1,995. That makes it the 21st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Kandarka village has 974 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandarka has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kandarka is 490042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandarka covers 405.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandarka falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandarka is Kumhari, about 7.6 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kandarka.

Kandarka is about 24 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 Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Kumhāri is about 5.8 km away. Kumhari is about 7.6 km away. Dhamdha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.