Kandra, Bardhaman
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Kandra
Kandara | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Kandra Bus stand | |
  Kandra Location in West Bengal, India  Kandra Kandra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°43′53.0″N 87°58′10.1″E / 23.731389°N 87.969472°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purba Bardhaman |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,534 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 713129 (Kandra) |
| Telephone/STD code | 03453 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ketugram |
| Website | purbabardhaman |
Kandra is a village in Ketugram I CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
CD block HQ
5miles
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical place/ religious and/ or cultural centre, C: craft centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
The headquarters of Ketugram I CD block are located at Kandra.[1][2]
Urbanisation
88.44% of the population of Katwa subdivision live in rural areas. Only 11.56% of the population live in urban areas.[3] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Kandara had a total population of 11,534, of which 5,894 (51%) were males and 5,640 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,311. The total number of literates in Kandara was 7,238 (70.80% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Transport
The State Highway 6, running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur in (Howrah district), passes through Kandra.[5]
Jnandas Kandra railway station is a station on the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge Ahmedpur Katwa Railway, which was closed and taken up for conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in 2013 and reopened in 2018.[6]
Education
Kandra Radha Kanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya, established in 2001, is affiliated to the University of Burdwan. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history and geography.[7]
Kandra JM High School was established in 1926.[8]
