About Kandhapur Village

Kandhapur is a large village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,961, made up of 1,428 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.73 hectares hectares.

Kandhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Machhlishahr
Area (hectares)	287.73 hectares
Population	2,961
Male Population	1,428
Female Population	1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Kandhapur compares

By the 2011 count Kandhapur is the 42nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 287.73 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Kandhapur

Kandhapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandhapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandhapur from other places

Kandhapur lies about 30 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Kandhapur
Tehsil headquarters	Machhlishahr	7.6 km
Nearest town	Machhlīshahr	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sri Krishna Nagar	16 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	30 km

Villages closest to Kandhapur

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

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Common questions about Kandhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhapur village had a population of 2,961. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Kandhapur village has 1,428 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhapur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Kandhapur covers 287.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandhapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhapur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kandhapur.

Kandhapur is about 30 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.6 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.