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About Kandakhal Village

Kandakhal is a mid sized village in Kegaon tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,303, made up of 651 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandakhal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kegaon
Pincode 766036
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,303
Male Population 651
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandakhal compares

By the 2011 count Kandakhal is the 27th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 964 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1005.

Getting to Kandakhal

Kandakhal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandakhal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jayantpur, Jhinkipadar, Kacchar Padar and Kalipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kandakhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandakhal village had a population of 1,303. That makes it the 27th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 964 residents.

Kandakhal village has 651 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandakhal has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kandakhal is 766036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandakhal covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandakhal falls under Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kandakhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kandakhal is in Kegaon tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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