About Kander Village

Kander is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,076, made up of 1,554 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kander village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	825325
Area (hectares)	1157 hectares
Population	3,076
Male Population	1,554
Female Population	1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kander compares

By the 2011 count Kander is the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 1157 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 985.

Getting to Kander

Kander is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kander as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kander from other places

Kander lies about 53 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Chainpur, about 8.4 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 Kander
Nearest railway station	Chainpur	8.4 km
Nearest town	Chitarpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	25 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	53 km

Villages closest to Kander

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kander village had a population of 3,076. That makes it the 8th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Kander village has 1,554 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kander has about 979 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Kander is 825325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kander covers 1157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kander falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kander is Chainpur, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kander.

Kander is about 53 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kander is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Chainpur is about 8.4 km away. Chitarpur is about 11 km away. Gumia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.