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About Kandri Kalan Village

Kandri Kalan is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,752, made up of 1,841 males and 1,911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1078.25 hectares hectares.

Kandri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandri Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 1078.25 hectares
Population 3,752
Male Population 1,841
Female Population 1,911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kandri Kalan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 1078.25 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1024.

Getting to Kandri Kalan

Kandri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandri Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kandri Kalan from other places

Kandri Kalan lies about 35 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 16 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 Kandri Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Gudma 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 35 km

Villages closest to Kandri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kirnapur 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 Kandri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandri Kalan village had a population of 3,752. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kandri Kalan village has 1,841 males and 1,911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandri Kalan has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Kandri Kalan covers 1078.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandri Kalan falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandri Kalan is Gudma, about 16 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 village for Kandri Kalan.

Kandri Kalan is about 35 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandri Kalan is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 9.6 km away. Gudma is about 16 km away. Gondiā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhudwa (under 2 km), Kadakna (2.6 km) and Pardi (3.3 km).

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

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