About Kandaha Village

Kandaha is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 630 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandaha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kushmundi
Pincode	733132
Area (hectares)	148.87 hectares
Population	1,194
Male Population	630
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Kandaha compares

By the 2011 count Kandaha is the 55th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 148.87 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kandaha

Kandaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kandaha 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 Kandaha from other places

Kandaha lies about 15 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gangarampur, about 11 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 Kandaha
Nearest railway station	Gangarampur	11 km
Nearest town	Gangārāmpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kushmundi	15 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	15 km

Villages closest to Kandaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandaha village had a population of 1,194. That makes it the 55th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Kandaha village has 630 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandaha has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kandaha is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandaha covers 148.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandaha falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandaha is Gangarampur, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kandaha.

Kandaha is about 15 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandaha is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gangarampur is about 11 km away. Gangārāmpur is about 13 km away. Kushmundi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.