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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a small village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 256 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Khaira
Pincode 811305
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 485
Male Population 256
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kendua 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 Kendua from other places

Kendua lies about 18 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dadpur, about 8.3 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
Nearest railway station Dadpur 8.3 km
Nearest town Jhajha 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaira 13 km
District headquarters Jamui 18 km

Villages closest to Kendua

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 Kendua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendua village had a population of 485. That makes it the 78th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Kendua village has 256 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 811305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendua falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Dadpur, about 8.3 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 Kendua.

Kendua is about 18 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Dadpur is about 8.3 km away. Jhajha is about 9.1 km away. Khaira is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tihia (under 2 km), Dinari (under 2 km) and Dehuridih (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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