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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 455 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 455
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kendua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kendua from other places

Kendua lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 23 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kendua
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 4.1 km
Nearest town Bagaha 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kendua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendua village had a population of 900. That makes it the 61st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Kendua village has 455 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Kendua covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendua falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Paharpur, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kendua.

Kendua is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.1 km away. Bagaha is about 5.4 km away. Paharpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahudag (under 2 km), Haraia (1.8 km) and Nauagardan (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kendua today is likely to be higher.

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