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About Kandarkula Village

Kandarkula is a large village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,978, made up of 1,539 males and 1,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandarkula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandarkula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 279.87 hectares
Population 2,978
Male Population 1,539
Female Population 1,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandarkula compares

By the 2011 count Kandarkula is the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 279.87 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kandarkula

The census records public bus service for Kandarkula as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandarkula from other places

Kandarkula lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 5.0 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 Kandarkula
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 5.0 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 25 km

Villages closest to Kandarkula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandarkula village had a population of 2,978. That makes it the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Kandarkula village has 1,539 males and 1,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandarkula has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kandarkula is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandarkula covers 279.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandarkula falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandarkula is Mallarpur, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandarkula.

Kandarkula is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandarkula is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 5.0 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaychandrapur (2.4 km), Bhatra (3.9 km) and Bilnangalhata (3.9 km).

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

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