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About Kandsar Village

Kandsar is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 391 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493891, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandsar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493891
Area (hectares) 495.83 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 391
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandsar compares

By the 2011 count Kandsar is the 57th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 495.83 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kandsar

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

Kandsar lies about 155 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Junagarh Road, about 64 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 Kandsar
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 33 km
Nearest town Umarkot 42 km
Nearest railway station Junagarh Road 64 km
District headquarters Raipur 155 km

Villages closest to Kandsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandsar village had a population of 785. That makes it the 57th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Kandsar village has 391 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandsar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kandsar is 493891. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandsar covers 495.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandsar falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandsar is Junagarh Road, about 64 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 Kandsar.

Kandsar is about 155 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandsar is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 33 km away. Umarkot is about 42 km away. Junagarh Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indagaon (7.8 km), Koiba (8.3 km) and Nagesh (9.3 km).

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

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