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About Kandawan Village

Kandawan is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,194, made up of 1,692 males and 1,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 229301
Area (hectares) 704.45 hectares
Population 3,194
Male Population 1,692
Female Population 1,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kandawan compares

By the 2011 count Kandawan is the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 704.45 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kandawan

Kandawan 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 Kandawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandawan from other places

Kandawan lies about 26 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Chaubisi, about 17 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 Kandawan
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Chaubisi 17 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 26 km
Nearest town Raebareli 26 km

Villages closest to Kandawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandawan village had a population of 3,194. That makes it the 39th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kandawan village has 1,692 males and 1,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandawan has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kandawan is 229301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandawan covers 704.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandawan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandawan is Chaubisi, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Kandawan.

Kandawan is about 26 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandawan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Maharajganj is about 10 km away. Chaubisi is about 17 km away. Rae Bareli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Math Goshaee (under 2 km), Bhaiyapur (2.0 km) and Hilha (2.4 km).

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

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