Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa # Kandara Kandara is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 1,622 people in 399 households, the 17th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,622 people (2011) - 399 households - 61.7% literacy - 495668 PIN code ## Kandara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kandara is 495668. Kandara falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495668 - Gram panchayat Kandara - Community development block Baloda - Census village code 436699 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kandara from nearby towns? - Baloda (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 22 km by road - Baloda (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kandara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kandara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pahriya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baloda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kandara known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and linseed. About 57% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kandara Of every 100 households in Kandara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandara · ■ Baloda rural average - Electricity for lighting 79% 86% - Toilet within the home 3% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 5% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 66% 21% - Television 12% 19% - Mobile phone 8% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 34% 40% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kandara? ■ Kandara · ■ Baloda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.7% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 950 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 968 - Working population 67.2% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 45.5% for women. 67% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 160 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 67 (6%) · ■ Marginal 852 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baloda - Rasauta 1,861 people - Kurma 1,780 people - Baksara 1,727 people - Nawgawan 1,678 people - Birgahani 1,588 people - Hardibisal 1,583 people - Kerakachhar 1,575 people - Bhilai 1,540 people All 69 villages in Baloda ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandara? 495668 - How far is Kandara from Janjgir? 22 km by road - What is the population of Kandara? 1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandara in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kandara? 61.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/baloda/kandara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.