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About Kandai Village

Kandai is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 541 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625706
Area (hectares) 353.59 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 541
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandai compares

By the 2011 count Kandai is the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 353.59 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kandai

Kandai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Josyar Alangulam, K Puliyankulam, Kadukulam and Kallanai. 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 Kandai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandai village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 54th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Kandai village has 541 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandai has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kandai is 625706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandai covers 353.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandai falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kandai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandai.

Kandai is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai 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 Kandai today is likely to be higher.

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