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About Kendpahari Village

Kendpahari is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 415 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 415
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Kendpahari compares

By the 2011 count Kendpahari is the 48th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kendpahari

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

Kendpahari lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 3.7 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 Kendpahari
Nearest railway station Harinsing 3.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Kendpahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendpahari village had a population of 823. That makes it the 48th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Kendpahari village has 415 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendpahari has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kendpahari is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendpahari covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendpahari falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendpahari is Harinsing, about 3.7 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 Kendpahari.

Kendpahari is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendpahari is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 3.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kend Pahari (under 2 km), Amchua (under 2 km) and Pahar Amchua (under 2 km).

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

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