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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 476 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 476
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 43rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kendua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 37 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 19 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 Boarijor 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 37 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 922. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kendua village has 476 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendua falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Ammapali, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kendua.

Kendua is about 37 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 9.5 km away. Ammapali is about 19 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramkol (under 2 km), Bahelia Chak (under 2 km) and Daldali Gopalpur (under 2 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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