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Kandra कान्ड्रा | |
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Census Town | |
  Kandra Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kandra Kandra (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°51′N86°03′E / 22.85°N 86.05°E /22.85; 86.05 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Saraikela Kharsawan district |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,137 |
| • Density | 3,020/km2 (7,830/sq mi) |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 832402 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 22 |
| Literacy | 76.45% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Singhbhum |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Seraikella |
| Website | seraikela |
Kandra is acensus town in the(Adityapur)CD block in theSeraikela Sadar subdivision of theSaraikela Kharsawan district in theIndianstate ofJharkhand.
Kandra is located at22°51′N86°03′E / 22.85°N 86.05°E /22.85; 86.05.[1] It has an average elevation of 226 metres (741 feet).
The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of theChotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[2][3]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
There is a police station at Kandra.[4]
According to the2011 Census of India, Kandra had a total population of 8,137, of which 4,239 (53%) were males and 3,918 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,215. The total number of literate persons in Kandra was 5,307 (76.45% of the population over 6 years).[5]
(*For language details seeAdityapur block#Language and religion)
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[6] Kandra had a population of 6,815. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kandra has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 49%. In Kandra, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Seraikela Kharsawan, Khandra covered an area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi). It has an annual rainfall of 1,132.9 mm (44.60 in). Among the civic amenities, it had 15 km (9.3 mi) of roads with open drains. The protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 1,551 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary, 1 health centre, 9 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 22 maternity homes, 2 nursing homes, 1 veterinary hospital, 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college atJamshedpur, 20 km (12 mi) away. It had 4 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. Three important commodities it produced were sponge iron, bamboo items, metal. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank, 1 co-operative bank, 5 agricultural credit societies, 2 non-agricultural credit societies.[7]
Kandra is well connected with all major cities ofJharkhand and other parts of India through national and state highways. The major highways are:
Kandra Railway Station is a railway junction on theChakradharpur division, of theSouth Eastern Railway.Kandra station has about 4 platforms and 2 thorough tracks for non stopping trains. Few of the long distance trains heading toTatanagar Railway Station stop at platform 3 and 2.
Tata Steel had proposed to set up a 600-acre (2.4 km2)Greenfield airport on the outskirts of Jamshedpur in Kandra, Adityapur-Seraikela region. In June 2011 Tata Steel and TRIL entered formally into a joint venture for building the airport. The new airport will be of international standard with a 10,000 ft runway, it will have the capacity to allow commercial airliners such as the Airbus A320 to land and take off which was not possible from the present airport. As of December 2012, Land acquisition process has started for the Airport. Out of 528 acres (214 ha) of required land 90% is owned by Govt. whereas rest is private land. The company is at present facing opposition in the acquisition process from the local villagers.
Harish Chandra Vidhya Mandir, Kandra
Kandra is famous forManasa Puja, dedicated to the Goddess of snakes.Durga Puja followed by Dashehra Ravan Dhahan is one of the largest fair held by the local people.Jagganath Rath Yatra,Chat Parv,Tusu Mela,Hari Sankritan,Bhagta Parv, Kandra has a very beautiful cultural heritage.