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About Kandhpur Village

Kandhpur is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 24 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.06 hectares hectares.

Kandhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Area (hectares) 200.06 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 24
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
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 Kandhpur compares

By the 2011 count Kandhpur is the 511th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 200.06 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1012.

Getting to Kandhpur

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

Kandhpur lies about 40 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakaldiha, about 6.8 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 Kandhpur
Nearest railway station Sakaldiha 6.8 km
Nearest town Chandauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 17 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 40 km

Villages closest to Kandhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhpur village had a population of 57. That makes it the 511th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Kandhpur village has 24 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhpur has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Kandhpur covers 200.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhpur is Sakaldiha, about 6.8 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 Kandhpur.

Kandhpur is about 40 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Sakaldiha is about 6.8 km away. Chandauli is about 14 km away. Saidpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakwaj Urph Bhatpurwa (under 2 km), Gopalpur (1.7 km) and Jalalpur (1.7 km).

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

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