Kandra is a census town in the (Adityapur) CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Saraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”.

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Seraikela Kharsawan, Khandra covered an area of 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi).

[7] Kandra is well connected with all major cities of Jharkhand and other parts of India through national and state highways.

Few of the long distance trains heading to Tatanagar Railway Station stop at platform 3 and 2.

Tata Steel had proposed to set up a 600-acre (2.4 km2) Greenfield airport on the outskirts of Jamshedpur in Kandra, Adityapur-Seraikela region.

In June 2011 Tata Steel and TRIL entered formally into a joint venture for building the airport.

Durga Puja followed by Dashehra Ravan Dhahan is one of the largest fair held by the local people.