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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 975 males and 885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 177.54 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 975
Female Population 885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 24th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 177.54 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

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 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 18 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 Birni 18 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 18 km
Nearest town Jhajha 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 1,860. That makes it the 24th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Kendua village has 975 males and 885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 177.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendua falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Duriatanr Halt, about 18 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 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 18 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 18 km away. Jhajha is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuruatanr (1.9 km), Ghoramara (2.0 km) and Panduadih (2.5 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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