# Kandai Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Kandai

Kandai is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,654 people in 358 households**, the 23rd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,654people (2011)
- 358households
- 54.1%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Kandai PIN code and other codes

Kandai falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498039

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kandai from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)86 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kandai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kandai known for?

About 12% of the 2,542 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kandai

Of every 100 households in Kandai in 2011, 38 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandai · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kandai?

■ Kandai · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**981

Working population ****52.4%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 46.7% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 283 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 547 (63%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baihar

- Jhamul1,876 people
- Birwa1,809 people
- Khajara1,791 people
- Ragholi1,746 people
- Alna1,610 people
- Katangi1,587 people
- Sonpuri1,582 people
- Mate1,519 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kandai from Balaghat?86 km by road
- What is the population of Kandai?1,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandai in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandai?54.1% (Census 2011)