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About Kandhargarh Village

Kandhargarh is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,369, made up of 730 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhargarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Dhuri
Pincode 148024
Area (hectares) 256.97 hectares
Population 1,369
Male Population 730
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandhargarh compares

By the 2011 count Kandhargarh is the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 256.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kandhargarh

Kandhargarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandhargarh as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhargarh from other places

Kandhargarh lies about 20 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chhintanwala, about 2.4 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 Kandhargarh
Nearest railway station Chhintanwala 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuri 11 km
Nearest town Dhūri 11 km
District headquarters Sangrur 20 km

Villages closest to Kandhargarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhargarh village had a population of 1,369. That makes it the 64th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Kandhargarh village has 730 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhargarh has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Kandhargarh is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhargarh covers 256.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhargarh falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kandhargarh is Chhintanwala, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

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

Kandhargarh is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Chhintanwala is about 2.4 km away. Dhuri is about 11 km away. Dhūri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samundgarh (1.5 km), Mimsa (3.3 km) and Kaulseri (3.9 km).

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

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