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About Kandajui Village

Kandajui is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 35 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandajui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandajui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 85.83 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 35
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandajui compares

By the 2011 count Kandajui is the 198th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 85.83 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kandajui

Kandajui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandajui as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandajui from other places

Kandajui lies about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 22 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 Kandajui
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 22 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 33 km

Villages closest to Kandajui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandajui village had a population of 77. That makes it the 198th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kandajui village has 35 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandajui has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kandajui is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandajui covers 85.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandajui falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kandajui is Sonua, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandajui.

Kandajui is about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandajui is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 12 km away. Sonua is about 22 km away. Chakradharpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pareya (under 2 km), Kandeyong (under 2 km) and Chaki (under 2 km).

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

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