About Kenda Village

Kenda is a large village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,286 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1582.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Kota
Pincode	495116
Area (hectares)	1582.43 hectares
Population	2,509
Male Population	1,286
Female Population	1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenda compares

By the 2011 count Kenda is the 9th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 1582.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kenda

Kenda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kenda from other places

Kenda lies about 51 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tenganmada, 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 Kenda
Nearest railway station	Tenganmada	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kota	27 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	29 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	51 km

Villages closest to Kenda

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

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Common questions about Kenda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenda village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 9th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Kenda village has 1,286 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenda has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kenda is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenda covers 1582.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenda falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kenda is Tenganmada, 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kenda.

Kenda is about 51 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenda is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Tenganmada is about 8.3 km away. Kota is about 27 km away. Ratanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.