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About Gendra Village

Gendra is a mid sized village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 294 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 294
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendra compares

By the 2011 count Gendra is the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gendra

Gendra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gendra as Available within 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 Gendra from other places

Gendra lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 39 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 Gendra
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 34 km
Nearest town Chatrā 34 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 39 km

Villages closest to Gendra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendra village had a population of 626. That makes it the 14th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Gendra village has 294 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendra has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gendra is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendra covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gendra falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gendra is Balumath, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Gendra.

Gendra is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendra is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 34 km away. Chatrā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgi (1.7 km), Tithibhargaon (1.9 km) and Banda (4.5 km).

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

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