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About Kensara Village

Kensara is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 839 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kensara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kensara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 598.92 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 839
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kensara compares

By the 2011 count Kensara is the 17th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 598.92 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kensara

Kensara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kensara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kensara from other places

Kensara lies about 14 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 13 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 Kensara
Nearest railway station Raigarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 14 km

Villages closest to Kensara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kensara village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 17th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Kensara village has 839 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kensara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kensara is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kensara covers 598.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kensara falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kensara is Raigarh, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kensara.

Kensara is about 14 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kensara is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 13 km away. Pusour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandimal (under 2 km), Tetala (2.1 km) and Chikhali (2.6 km).

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

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