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About Kandhwar Village

Kandhwar is a large village in Rampur Naikin tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,940, made up of 1,539 males and 1,401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.56 hectares hectares.

Kandhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Rampur Naikin
Area (hectares) 738.56 hectares
Population 2,940
Male Population 1,539
Female Population 1,401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhwar compares

By the 2011 count Kandhwar is the 11th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 738.56 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kandhwar

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

Kandhwar lies about 37 km from Sidhi. 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 Kandhwar
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Naikin 5.0 km
Nearest town Rewa 30 km
District headquarters Sidhi 37 km

Villages closest to Kandhwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Naikin 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 Kandhwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhwar village had a population of 2,940. That makes it the 11th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Kandhwar village has 1,539 males and 1,401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhwar has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Kandhwar covers 738.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhwar falls under Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kandhwar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kandhwar.

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

Kandhwar is in Rampur Naikin tehsil of Sidhi district. Rampur Naikin is about 5.0 km away. Rewa is about 30 km away. Sidhi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naudhiya (2.1 km), Jhala (2.2 km) and Dithaura (3.2 km).

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

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