About Kandar Village

Kandar is one of the larger villages in Karmala tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,220, made up of 3,320 males and 2,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3035.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandar village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Solapur
Tehsil	Karmala
Pincode	413202
Area (hectares)	3035.12 hectares
Population	6,220
Male Population	3,320
Female Population	2,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandar compares

By the 2011 count Kandar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 3035.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kandar

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

Kandar lies about 90 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhalwani, about 11 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 Kandar
Nearest railway station	Bhalwani	11 km
Nearest town	Indāpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karmala	33 km
District headquarters	Solapur	90 km

Villages closest to Kandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandar village had a population of 6,220. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Kandar village has 3,320 males and 2,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kandar is 413202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandar covers 3035.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandar falls under Karmala tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kandar is Bhalwani, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kandar.

Kandar is about 90 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandar is in Karmala tehsil of Solapur district. Bhalwani is about 11 km away. Indāpur is about 18 km away. Karmala is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.