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About Kandai Village

Kandai is a small village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 248 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 260.13 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 248
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandai compares

By the 2011 count Kandai is the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 260.13 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kandai

Kandai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandai from other places

Kandai lies about 34 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 26 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 Kandai
Nearest town Ahīwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanakhamria 34 km
District headquarters Durg 34 km

Villages closest to Kandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandai village had a population of 481. That makes it the 65th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Kandai village has 248 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandai has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kandai is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandai covers 260.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandai falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandai is Kumhari, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Kandai.

Kandai is about 34 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandai is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 12 km away. Kumhari is about 26 km away. Thanakhamria is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusandi (13 km), Gadaghat (16 km) and Thelka (17 km).

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

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