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About Kandur Village

Kandur is a large village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,298, made up of 1,669 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Shirala
Pincode 415408
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 3,298
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandur compares

By the 2011 count Kandur is the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

Getting to Kandur

Kandur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandur from other places

Kandur lies about 56 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 33 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 Kandur
Tehsil headquarters Shirala 10 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 11 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 33 km
District headquarters Sangli 56 km

Villages closest to Kandur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandur village had a population of 3,298. That makes it the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Kandur village has 1,669 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Kandur is 415408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandur covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandur falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandur is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandur.

Kandur is about 56 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandur is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shirala is about 10 km away. Shahuwadi is about 11 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholewadi (under 2 km), Punavat (2.3 km) and Wadi Bhagai (2.7 km).

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

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