About Kendua Village

Kendua is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,362, made up of 1,222 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, 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	Jamua
Pincode	815318
Area (hectares)	168.91 hectares
Population	2,362
Male Population	1,222
Female Population	1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 20th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 168.91 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 133 km from Giridih, 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	Jamua	12 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	14 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	21 km
District headquarters	Giridih	133 km

Villages closest to Kendua

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

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Common questions about Kendua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendua village had a population of 2,362. That makes it the 20th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Kendua village has 1,222 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 168.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendua falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kendua.

Kendua is about 133 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Katkamsandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.