Kandwa
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| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Varanasi |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 7,762 |
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| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kandwa is a census town in Varanasi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Demographics
[edit]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.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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