About Kandar Village

Kandar is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 117 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, 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	Potka
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	224
Male Population	117
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandar compares

By the 2011 count Kandar is the 215th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kandar

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

Kandar lies about 104 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 29 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 Kandar
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	35 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	104 km

Villages closest to Kandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar village had a population of 224. That makes it the 215th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Kandar village has 117 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kandar is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kandar is Tiraldih, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandar.

Kandar is about 104 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandar is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Tiraldih is about 29 km away. Potka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.