About Kandhara Village

Kandhara is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 509 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	509
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhara compares

By the 2011 count Kandhara is the 31st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kandhara

Kandhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kandhara from other places

Kandhara lies about 63 km from Dumka. 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 Kandhara
Nearest town	Godda	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	63 km

Villages closest to Kandhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhara village had a population of 963. That makes it the 31st largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Kandhara village has 509 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhara has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kandhara is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhara covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhara falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kandhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandhara.

Kandhara is about 63 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhara is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Godda is about 1.7 km away. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.