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About Kenaloya Village

Kenaloya is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 309 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenaloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 309
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 Kenaloya compares

By the 2011 count Kenaloya is the 43rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kenaloya

Kenaloya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenaloya 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 Kenaloya from other places

Kenaloya lies about 47 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 5.3 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 Kenaloya
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 9.3 km
Nearest town Khunti 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 47 km

Villages closest to Kenaloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenaloya village had a population of 614. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Kenaloya village has 309 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenaloya has about 987 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kenaloya is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenaloya covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenaloya falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenaloya is Bakaspur, about 5.3 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 Kenaloya.

Kenaloya is about 47 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenaloya is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 5.3 km away. Kamdara is about 9.3 km away. Khunti 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 Ramtoleya (2.0 km), Pakut (2.3 km) and Chitapiri (2.4 km).

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

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