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About Kenar Kalan Village

Kenar Kalan is a large village in Chenari tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,404, made up of 1,759 males and 1,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.1 hectares hectares.

Kenar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenar Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Chenari
Area (hectares) 316.1 hectares
Population 3,404
Male Population 1,759
Female Population 1,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Kenar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kenar Kalan is the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 316.1 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kenar Kalan

Kenar Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenar Kalan 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 Kenar Kalan from other places

Kenar Kalan lies about 30 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 12 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 Kenar Kalan
Nearest railway station Khurmabad 12 km
Nearest town Sasarām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenari 30 km
District headquarters Rohtas 30 km

Villages closest to Kenar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenari 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 Kenar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenar Kalan village had a population of 3,404. That makes it the 6th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kenar Kalan village has 1,759 males and 1,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenar Kalan has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Kenar Kalan covers 316.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kenar Kalan falls under Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kenar Kalan is Khurmabad, about 12 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 Kenar Kalan.

Kenar Kalan is about 30 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenar Kalan is in Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 12 km away. Sasarām is about 16 km away. Chenari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (under 2 km), Sarean (under 2 km) and Dihi (under 2 km).

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

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