About Kenru Village

Kenru is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 372 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	558 hectares
Population	719
Male Population	372
Female Population	347
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 10+ km distance

How Kenru compares

By the 2011 count Kenru is the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kenru

Kenru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenru from other places

Kenru lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 23 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 Kenru
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	6.9 km
District headquarters	Latehar	19 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bendi	23 km

Villages closest to Kenru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenru village had a population of 719. That makes it the 18th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Kenru village has 372 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenru has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kenru is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenru covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenru falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenru is Bendi, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenru.

Kenru is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenru is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 6.9 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.