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About Kandari Village

Kandari is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,483, made up of 726 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 655 hectares
Population 1,483
Male Population 726
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandari compares

By the 2011 count Kandari is the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 655 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kandari

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

Kandari lies about 76 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 Kandari
Tehsil headquarters Samri 16 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 48 km
Nearest town Medininagar 64 km
District headquarters Surguja 76 km

Villages closest to Kandari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandari village had a population of 1,483. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Kandari village has 726 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandari has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kandari is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandari covers 655 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandari falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandari is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 village for Kandari.

Kandari is about 76 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandari is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 16 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 48 km away. Medininagar 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 Mahuwa Toli (under 2 km), Shahpur (under 2 km) and Dhanji (2.2 km).

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

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