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About Kandrai Village

Kandrai is a large village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,540, made up of 2,271 males and 2,269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1071.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandrai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497226
Area (hectares) 1071.32 hectares
Population 4,540
Male Population 2,271
Female Population 2,269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandrai compares

By the 2011 count Kandrai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 1071.32 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kandrai

Kandrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandrai 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. The nearest villages by name are Kailashpur, Kalyanpur, Kamalpur and Kamlapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kandrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandrai village had a population of 4,540. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Kandrai village has 2,271 males and 2,269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandrai has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kandrai is 497226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandrai covers 1071.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandrai falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kandrai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kandrai.

Kandrai is in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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