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About Kandla Village

Kandla is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 517 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.75 hectares hectares.

Kandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 185.75 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 517
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Kandla compares

By the 2011 count Kandla is the 68th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 185.75 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kandla

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

Kandla lies about 76 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 56 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 Kandla
Nearest town Malajkhand 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 28 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 56 km
District headquarters Balaghat 76 km

Villages closest to Kandla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandla village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 68th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kandla village has 517 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandla has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Kandla covers 185.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandla falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandla is Bamhani Banjar, about 56 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 Kandla.

Kandla is about 76 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandla is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 18 km away. Baihar is about 28 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhi (3.1 km), Mana (3.6 km) and Bhalapuri (3.9 km).

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

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