# Kandra Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/kandra/

Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Kandra

Kandra is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 178 households**, the 85th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 721people (2011)
- 178households
- 77.1%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Kandra PIN code and other codes

Kandra falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497898

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

## How far is Kandra from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)35 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)35 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 Kandra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kandra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kinhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kandra known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 29% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kandra

Of every 100 households in Kandra in 2011, 40 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandra · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kandra?

■ Kandra · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**944

Working population ****54.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 67.5% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (52%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 78 (20%)

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 Kirnapur

- Kalkatta840 people
- Dhudwa835 people
- Bakkar800 people
- Sone Sarad780 people
- Pipalgaon Kalan703 people
- Pipalgaon Khurd689 people
- Kosmara688 people
- Kotari675 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kandra from Balaghat?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kandra?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandra in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kandra?77.1% (Census 2011)