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{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Shamli district]]
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| elevation_m = 241
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'''Kandhla''' is a town and a [[municipal board]] in [[Shamli district|Shamli District]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].

== Geography ==
Kandhla is located at {{Coord|29.32|N|77.27|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Kandhla.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Kandhla]</ref> It has an average elevation of 241 meters (790 feet). The Postal Code (Zip Code) is 247775. Sunna, Kiwana, aldi 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

* Delhi 50 miles (80 km), on the South,
* Saharanpur 50 miles (80 km), on the North,
* Muzaffar Nagar 31 Miles (50 km), on the East
* Meerut 50 miles (80 km), on the South East,
* Panipat 22 miles (33 km), on the west,
* Karnal 45 miles (72 km), on the North west

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 "Laxmi Narayana Mandir" , "Jama Majid" and "Makkah masjid ( Molanan )" Nilgaro Wali Masjid, Talaab vala Mandir 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 ==
* [[Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi]] – Founder of [[Tablighi Jamaat]]
* [[Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi]] – Most famous [[Sunni]] [[Hanafi]] [[Hadith]] scholar and [[Fazail-e-Amaal]] was written by him
* [[Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi]] – Former Shaykh al-Hadith wat-Tafsir [[Jamia Ashrafia Lahore]]
* [[Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi]] – 2nd Amir of [[Tablighi Jamaat]]
* [[Inamul Hasan Kandhlawi]] – 3rd Amir of [[Tablighi Jamaat]]
* [[Iftikhar-ul-Hasan Kandhlawi]] – [[India]]n [[Islamic scholar]], He laid the foundation of Idgah of Kandhla in the year 1946.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/hazrat-saahab-ne-rakhi-thi-kaandhala-iddgaah-ki-neev|title=हजरत साहब ने रखी थी कांधला ईदगाह की नींव}}</ref>
* [[Maulana Zubair ul Hassan]] – Indian [[Islamic scholar]] and Member of Alami Shura [[Tablighi Jamaat]]
* [[Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi]] – 4th Amir of [[Tablighi Jamaat]]
* [[Ehsan Danish]] - Prominent Urdu poet and Pakistani Scholar

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Shamli district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Shamli district]]

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