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About Kandar Village

Kandar is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 297 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 297
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandar compares

By the 2011 count Kandar is the 77th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kandar

Kandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandar as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalabariya, Kalamati, Kalashmohan and Kaliya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar village had a population of 590. That makes it the 77th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Kandar village has 297 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kandar is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandar falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kandar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kandar.

Kandar is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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