About Kandighi Village

Kandighi is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 160 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandighi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731124
Area (hectares)	65.62 hectares
Population	309
Male Population	160
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandighi compares

By the 2011 count Kandighi is the 162nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 65.62 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kandighi

Kandighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandighi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kandighi from other places

Kandighi lies about 63 km from Birbhum. 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 Kandighi
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	8.4 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	8.4 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	63 km

Villages closest to Kandighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandighi village had a population of 309. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Kandighi village has 160 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandighi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kandighi is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandighi covers 65.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandighi falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kandighi notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kandighi.

Kandighi is about 63 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandighi is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 8.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 8.4 km away. Birbhum is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.