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About Kandaran Village

Kandaran is one of the larger villages in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,634, made up of 2,821 males and 2,813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandaran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal II
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 424.5 hectares
Population 5,634
Male Population 2,821
Female Population 2,813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandaran compares

By the 2011 count Kandaran is the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 424.5 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kandaran

Kandaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandaran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandaran from other places

Kandaran lies about 19 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about 2.1 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 Kandaran
Nearest railway station Samsi 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal II 12 km
District headquarters Maldah 19 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 30 km

Villages closest to Kandaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Kandaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandaran village had a population of 5,634. That makes it the 8th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Kandaran village has 2,821 males and 2,813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandaran has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kandaran is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandaran covers 424.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandaran falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandaran is Samsi, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandaran.

Kandaran is about 19 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandaran is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about 2.1 km away. Chanchal II is about 12 km away. Maldah is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghdumra (3.4 km), Bijali (3.8 km) and Gopalpur (3.9 km).

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

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