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About Kendih Village

Kendih is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,268, made up of 1,744 males and 1,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Khaira
Pincode 811317
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 3,268
Male Population 1,744
Female Population 1,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendih compares

By the 2011 count Kendih is the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kendih

Kendih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kendih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kendih from other places

Kendih lies about 6.4 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 8.6 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 Kendih
Tehsil headquarters Khaira under 2 km
District headquarters Jamui 6.4 km
Nearest town Jamūī 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 8.6 km

Villages closest to Kendih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaira 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 Kendih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendih village had a population of 3,268. That makes it the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Kendih village has 1,744 males and 1,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendih has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kendih is 811317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendih covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendih falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kendih is Chaura BH, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kendih.

Kendih is about 6.4 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendih is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about under 2 km away. Jamui is about 6.4 km away. Jamūī is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karan Nawada (under 2 km), Ballopur (under 2 km) and Bhandra (under 2 km).

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

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