Kandhla
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Shamli | ||
| Location : | 29 ° 19 ′ N , 77 ° 16 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 241 m | ||
| Residents : | 46,796 (2011) | ||
Kandhla is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . The city is part of the National Capital Region .
The city is part of the Shamli district . Kandhla has the status of Nagar Palika Parishad . The city is divided into 25 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census, it had a total of 46,796 inhabitants, of which 24,535 were men and 22,261 women. Muslims form the largest group of the city's population with a share of over 69%, followed by Hindus with over 27%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 55.43%, well below the national average.