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About Kandakur Village

Kandakur is a large village in Kushtagi tehsil, in the district of Koppal, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,092, made up of 2,104 males and 1,988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2505.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandakur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Koppal
Tehsil Kushtagi
Pincode 583277
Area (hectares) 2505.59 hectares
Population 4,092
Male Population 2,104
Female Population 1,988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandakur compares

By the 2011 count Kandakur is the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents. Its 2505.59 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kandakur

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

Kandakur lies about 43 km from Koppal, and the nearest railway station is Linganabandi, about 7.6 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 Kandakur
Tehsil headquarters Kushtagi 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Linganabandi 7.6 km
District headquarters Koppal 43 km

Villages closest to Kandakur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandakur village had a population of 4,092. That makes it the 9th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,606 residents.

Kandakur village has 2,104 males and 1,988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandakur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kandakur is 583277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandakur covers 2505.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandakur falls under Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kandakur is Linganabandi, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance for Kandakur.

Kandakur is about 43 km from Koppal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandakur is in Kushtagi tehsil of Koppal district. Kushtagi is about 5.0 km away. Linganabandi is about 7.6 km away. Koppal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurbanhal (3.4 km), Nagarhal (4.2 km) and Nerebenchi (4.5 km).

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

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