About Kandhala Guru Village

Kandhala Guru is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 553 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhala Guru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhala Guru village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144303
Area (hectares)	298 hectares
Population	1,034
Male Population	553
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandhala Guru compares

By the 2011 count Kandhala Guru is the 83rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 945.

Getting to Kandhala Guru

Kandhala Guru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhala Guru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kandhala Guru from other places

Kandhala Guru lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 2.9 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 Kandhala Guru
Nearest railway station	Machrowal	2.9 km
Nearest town	Kartārpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	20 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Kandhala Guru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Kandhala Guru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhala Guru village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kandhala Guru village has 553 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhala Guru has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kandhala Guru is 144303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhala Guru covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhala Guru falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandhala Guru is Machrowal, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandhala Guru.

Kandhala Guru is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhala Guru is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 2.9 km away. Kartārpur is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.