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About Kandara Village

Kandara is one of the larger villages in Bharatpur II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,216, made up of 5,237 males and 4,979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur II
Pincode 742401
Area (hectares) 773.66 hectares
Population 10,216
Male Population 5,237
Female Population 4,979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandara compares

By the 2011 count Kandara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents. Its 773.66 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kandara

Kandara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kandara from other places

Kandara lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 22 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 Kandara
Nearest town Kāndi 18 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Kandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandara village had a population of 10,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,009 residents.

Kandara village has 5,237 males and 4,979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kandara is 742401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandara covers 773.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandara falls under Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kandara is Rampurhat Junction, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kandara.

Kandara is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandara is in Bharatpur II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 18 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 22 km away. Bharatpur II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghana Shyampur (3.5 km), Kagram (5.0 km) and Madhaipur (12 km).

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

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