About Kandra Village

Kandra is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 484 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.43 hectares hectares.

Kandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandra village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandla
Tehsil	Ghughari
Area (hectares)	560.43 hectares
Population	994
Male Population	484
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandra compares

By the 2011 count Kandra is the 74th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 560.43 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Kandra

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

Kandra lies about 115 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Karakbel, about 5.0 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 Kandra
Nearest railway station	Karakbel	5.0 km
Nearest town	Gotegaon	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghughari	34 km
District headquarters	Mandla	115 km

Villages closest to Kandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandra village had a population of 994. That makes it the 74th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Kandra village has 484 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandra has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Kandra covers 560.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandra falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandra is Karakbel, about 5.0 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 village for Kandra.

Kandra is about 115 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandra is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Karakbel is about 5.0 km away. Gotegaon is about 13 km away. Ghughari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.