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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 422 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 422
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kendua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 22 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 Gurua 6.7 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 884. That makes it the 85th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Kendua village has 422 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Kendua covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendua falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Guraru, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kendua.

Kendua is about 32 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.7 km away. Sherghāti is about 6.7 km away. Guraru is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadiawan (under 2 km), Nariahi (under 2 km) and Nadiain (under 2 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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