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About Kandeyong Village

Kandeyong is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 169 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandeyong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandeyong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 169
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandeyong compares

By the 2011 count Kandeyong is the 85th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1007.

Getting to Kandeyong

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

Kandeyong lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 23 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 Kandeyong
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 23 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 27 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Kandeyong

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 Kandeyong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandeyong village had a population of 333. That makes it the 85th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kandeyong village has 169 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandeyong has about 970 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 1007.

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

Kandeyong covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandeyong is Sonua, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandeyong.

Kandeyong is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandeyong is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 12 km away. Sonua is about 23 km away. Chakradharpur is about 27 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), Kandajui (under 2 km) and Kopa (2.0 km).

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

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