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About Kandegaon Village

Kandegaon is a small village in Madanpur Rampur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 153 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandegaon village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Madanpur Rampur
Pincode 766102
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 153
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandegaon compares

By the 2011 count Kandegaon is the 132nd largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Kandegaon

Kandegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandegaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kandegaon from other places

Kandegaon lies about 3.2 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 4.0 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 Kandegaon
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur Rampur 3.2 km
District headquarters Kalahandi 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Nayagarh Town 4.0 km
Nearest town Khordha 56 km

Villages closest to Kandegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandegaon village had a population of 314. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 288 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Kandegaon village has 153 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandegaon has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Kandegaon is 766102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandegaon covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandegaon falls under Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kandegaon is Nayagarh Town, about 4.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandegaon.

Kandegaon is about 3.2 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandegaon is in Madanpur Rampur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Madanpur Rampur is about 3.2 km away. Kalahandi is about 3.2 km away. Nayagarh Town is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantabanji (3.3 km), Baliguda (5.0 km) and Govindpur (5.3 km).

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

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