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About Kenduya Village

Kenduya is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 974 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenduya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenduya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 974
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Kenduya compares

By the 2011 count Kenduya is the 16th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kenduya

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

Kenduya lies about 123 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Godda, 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 Kenduya
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Godda 19 km
District headquarters Jamtara 123 km

Villages closest to Kenduya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenduya village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 16th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Kenduya village has 974 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenduya has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kenduya is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenduya covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kenduya falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenduya is Godda, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kenduya.

Kenduya is about 123 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenduya is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Narayanpur is about 6.8 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Jamtara is about 123 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenduatanr (under 2 km), Jangalpur (2.3 km) and Lachhmipur (3.2 km).

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

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