Kandhla Explained

Kandhla
Native Name Lang:Hindi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:29.32°N 77.27°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shamli
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:241
Population Total:46,796
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Khari Boli
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:247775
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91-1392

Kandhla is a town, near Shamli City and municipal board in Shamli District in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Kandhla is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 241 meters (790 feet). The Postal Code (Zip Code) is 247775. Sunna, Kiwana, aaldi panjokhra, gujjarpur, jasala, bharsi, bhabisa, lisarh, hazipur, dangrol and dugadda, ganggeru, Nala Jaato ka village and Ailum 'gadi shyam, are some villages located in its zone. It has a wide range of culture.

Transport

Kandhla is situated midway on the State Highway connecting Delhi to Saharanpur via Baghpat Baraut Shamli [DELHI – Baghpat – Baraut – Kandhla – Shamli – Thana Bhawan – Jalalabad – Nanauta – SAHARANPUR ]. The above route is also accessible and connected by Broad Gauge Train Link.

The major Important Towns and Cities in the neighbourhood are

Demographics

India census,[2] The Kandhla Nagar Palika Parishad has population of 46,796 of which 24,535 are males while 22,261 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0–6 is 7788 which is 16.64% of total population of Kandhla (NPP). In Kandhla Nagar Palika Parishad, Female Sex Ratio is of 907 against state average of 912. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Kandhla is around 884 compared to Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. Literacy rate of Kandhla city is 55.43% lower than state average of 67.68%. In Kandhla, Male literacy is around 63.57% while female literacy rate is 46.51%.

Religion

The Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Jama Masjid and Makkah Masjid Molanan, Nilgaro Wali Masjid, Talaab vala Mandir, Shiva Mandir Jasala, are a few famous places of Kandhla. It is the only town where, Jama Masjid and Laxmi Narayana Mandir are adjacent to each other on one foundation.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kandhla.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kandhla
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: हजरत साहब ने रखी थी कांधला ईदगाह की नींव.
  4. https://www.dharampal.net/ Dharampal