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About Kenui Village

Kenui is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 324 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenui village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811315
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 324
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenui compares

By the 2011 count Kenui is the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kenui

Kenui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenui as Available within 5 - 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 Kenui from other places

Kenui lies about 16 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 18 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 Kenui
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 5.5 km
District headquarters Jamui 16 km
Nearest town Jamūī 16 km
Nearest railway station Kunder Halt 18 km

Villages closest to Kenui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenui village had a population of 621. That makes it the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Kenui village has 324 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenui has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kenui is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenui covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kenui falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kenui is Kunder Halt, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Kenui.

Kenui is about 16 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenui is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 5.5 km away. Jamui is about 16 km away. Jamūī is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patamar (under 2 km), Bichhwa (1.5 km) and Nima (2.1 km).

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

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