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About Kandola Village

Kandola is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 551 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 277.94 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 551
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandola compares

By the 2011 count Kandola is the 27th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 277.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kandola

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

Kandola lies about 9.1 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 30 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 Kandola
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 30 km

Villages closest to Kandola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandola village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 27th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kandola village has 551 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandola has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kandola is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandola covers 277.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandola falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandola is Raigarh, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Kandola.

Kandola is about 9.1 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandola is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.1 km away. Raigarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhewripali (under 2 km), Sukhapali (under 2 km) and Bhikhampura (1.9 km).

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

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