About Kandul Village

Kandul is a large village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,182 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandul village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491225
Area (hectares)	860.55 hectares
Population	2,420
Male Population	1,182
Female Population	1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandul compares

By the 2011 count Kandul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 860.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kandul

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

Kandul lies about 27 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 6.4 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 Kandul
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Gundardehi	6.4 km
Nearest town	Balod	24 km
District headquarters	Durg	27 km

Villages closest to Kandul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandul village had a population of 2,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kandul village has 1,182 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandul has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kandul is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandul covers 860.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandul falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandul is Gundardehi, about 6.4 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 Kandul.

Kandul is about 27 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandul is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 5.0 km away. Gundardehi is about 6.4 km away. Balod is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.