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About Kander Village

Kander is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,079, made up of 554 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kander Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kander village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829103
Area (hectares) 291.14 hectares
Population 1,079
Male Population 554
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kander compares

By the 2011 count Kander is the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 291.14 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kander

Kander is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kander as Available within 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 Kander from other places

Kander lies about 37 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 7.3 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 Kander
Nearest railway station Kole 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 15 km
Nearest town Churi 15 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 37 km

Villages closest to Kander

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kander village had a population of 1,079. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Kander village has 554 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kander has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kander is 829103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kander covers 291.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kander falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kander is Kole, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance for Kander.

Kander is about 37 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kander is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Kole is about 7.3 km away. Patratu is about 15 km away. Churi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kori (4.7 km), Batuka (5.4 km) and Chaingara (5.7 km).

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

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