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About Kandhia Village

Kandhia is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 400 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276288, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276288
Area (hectares) 250.3 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 400
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
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 Kandhia compares

By the 2011 count Kandhia is the 276th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 250.3 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Kandhia

Kandhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandhia 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 Kandhia from other places

Kandhia lies about 130 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 7.4 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 Kandhia
Nearest railway station Bhiti 7.4 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 34 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 130 km

Villages closest to Kandhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhia village had a population of 862. That makes it the 276th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Kandhia village has 400 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhia has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Kandhia is 276288. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhia covers 250.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandhia falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhia is Bhiti, about 7.4 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 Kandhia.

Kandhia is about 130 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhia is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Bhiti is about 7.4 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Phulpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rada (4.9 km), Pura Gararia (6.1 km) and Baramadpur (8.0 km).

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

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