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About Kandhi Village

Kandhi is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 450 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.36 hectares hectares.

Kandhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 24.36 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 450
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandhi compares

By the 2011 count Kandhi is the 262nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 24.36 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kandhi

Kandhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandhi as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhi from other places

Kandhi lies about 14 km from Chandauli. 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 Kandhi
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 4.4 km
District headquarters Chandauli 14 km

Villages closest to Kandhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhi village had a population of 841. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Kandhi village has 450 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhi has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Kandhi covers 24.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kandhi falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

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

Kandhi is about 14 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhi is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 4.4 km away. Chandauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uruwa (under 2 km), Khonpur (under 2 km) and Amilai (under 2 km).

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

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