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About Kandhara Village

Kandhara is a small village in Mau tehsil, in the district of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 140 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.97 hectares hectares.

Kandhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chitrakoot
Tehsil Mau
Area (hectares) 201.97 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 140
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhara compares

By the 2011 count Kandhara is the 152nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents. Its 201.97 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Kandhara

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

How far is Kandhara from other places

Kandhara lies about 152 km from Chitrakoot, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua Kalan, about 8.7 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 Kandhara
Nearest railway station Bandhua Kalan 8.7 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mau 30 km
District headquarters Chitrakoot 152 km

Villages closest to Kandhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhara village had a population of 292. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,533 residents.

Kandhara village has 140 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhara has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Kandhara covers 201.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhara falls under Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhara is Bandhua Kalan, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandhara.

Kandhara is about 152 km from Chitrakoot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhara is in Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot district. Bandhua Kalan is about 8.7 km away. Sultānpur is about 13 km away. Mau is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandeha (under 2 km), Khandokhar (under 2 km) and Nonmai (3.1 km).

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

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