# Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Town Population & Wards

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Town · Murshidabad, West Bengal 

# Kandi

Kandi is a town in Area not under any Sub-district sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal (municipality). The 2011 Census counted **55,632 people** in 12,237 households. Literacy was 82.1%.

- 55,632people (2011)
- 12,237households
- 82.1%literacy
- 17census wards

## Population of Kandi

■ Kandi · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**970

Working population ****31.6%**

**41.6%

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

## Homes and amenities in Kandi

Of every 100 households in Kandi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kandi · ■ Murshidabad urban average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**36%

Tap water ****47%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**48%

Use banking services ****61%**

**52%

Television ****59%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**26%

Own their home ****91%**

**90%

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 people in Kandi work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 12,957 (74%) · **■** Household industry 465 (3%) · **■** Farming 2,007 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2,161 (12%)

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Kandi

- Banks14 in Kandi
- ATMs2 in Kandi
- Shopping malls1 in Kandi
- Schools2 in Kandi
- Colleges and universities3 in Kandi
- Cinemas1 in Kandi
- Restaurants2 in Kandi
- Police stations1 in Kandi

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Kandi ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-1/) 3,432 779 

[Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-2/) 2,662 579 

[Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-3/) 2,408 551 

[Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-4/) 3,587 791 

[Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-5/) 2,647 593 

[Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-6/) 3,757 878 

[Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-7/) 2,505 504 

[Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-8/) 3,556 757 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-9/) 3,661 773 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-10/) 2,684 634 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-11/) 4,187 960 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-12/) 3,907 834 

[Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-13/) 4,534 870 

[Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-14/) 4,131 921 

[Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-15/) 2,881 669 

[Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-16/) 2,870 632 

[Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/area-not-under-any-sub-district/kandi/ward-17/) 2,223 512 

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

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kandi?55,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandi in?Murshidabad district, West Bengal
- How many wards does Kandi have?17 census wards (2011)
