Kandwa

Kandwa
Kandwa
census town
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Population (2001)
• Total	7,762
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Kandwa is a census town in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,[1] Kandwa had a population of 7,762. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Kandwa had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 74%, and female literacy was 52%. In Kandwa, 17% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Karmdeshwer Temple is situated in Kandwa. The people of Kandwa believe that Shiv Jee's first steps in Varanasi were in Kandwa.

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

9.2167°N 1.8500°W / 9.2167; -1.8500

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.