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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 378 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Gidhaur
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 378
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kendua

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

Kendua lies about 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Gidhaur 3.2 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 21 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidhaur 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 731. That makes it the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Kendua village has 378 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendua falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Katkamsandi, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kendua.

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

Kendua is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 3.2 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā 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 Pahara (under 2 km), Kirkira (under 2 km) and Barta (2.4 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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