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About Kandhaura Village

Kandhaura is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 606 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1811.06 hectares hectares.

Kandhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 1811.06 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 606
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandhaura compares

By the 2011 count Kandhaura is the 158th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 1811.06 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kandhaura

Kandhaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kandhaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kandhaura from other places

Kandhaura lies about 24 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 9.5 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 Kandhaura
Nearest railway station Chopan 9.5 km
Nearest town Obra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 24 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 24 km

Villages closest to Kandhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhaura village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 158th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kandhaura village has 606 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhaura has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Kandhaura covers 1811.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandhaura falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kandhaura is Chopan, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kandhaura.

Kandhaura is about 24 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhaura is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 9.5 km away. Obra is about 14 km away. Robertsganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (4.2 km), Kotash (4.2 km) and Kanach (4.6 km).

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

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