About Kandel Village

Kandel is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 352 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandel village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil	Charama
Pincode	494337
Area (hectares)	231.94 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	352
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandel compares

By the 2011 count Kandel is the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 231.94 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Kandel

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

Kandel lies about 30 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, 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 Kandel
Tehsil headquarters	Charama	1.8 km
Nearest town	Dhamtari	30 km
Nearest railway station	Gudum	30 km
District headquarters	Uttar Bastar Kanker	30 km

Villages closest to Kandel

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

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Common questions about Kandel

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandel village had a population of 697. That makes it the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Kandel village has 352 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandel has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Kandel is 494337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandel covers 231.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandel falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kandel is Gudum, 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 village for Kandel.

Kandel is about 30 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandel is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 1.8 km away. Dhamtari is about 30 km away. Gudum is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.