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About Kandi Village

Kandi is a small village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 245 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Anandpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 245
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandi compares

By the 2011 count Kandi is the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kandi

Kandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandi as Available within <5 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 Kandi from other places

Kandi lies about 161 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Kandi
Nearest railway station Chetar 2.1 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 161 km

Villages closest to Kandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandi village had a population of 484. That makes it the 40th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Kandi village has 245 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kandi is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandi covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandi falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandi is Chetar, about 2.1 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandi.

Kandi is about 161 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandi is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Anandpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anbar Kocha (under 2 km), Bandi (under 2 km) and Bandunasa (under 2 km).

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

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