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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 334 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 214.63 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 334
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 39th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 214.63 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 10 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 Hiranpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 10 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranpur 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 705. That makes it the 39th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Kendua village has 334 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 214.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendua falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Kotalpukur, about 10 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 16 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 3.7 km away. Kotalpukur is about 10 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Kendua (under 2 km), Pararkola (under 2 km) and Thursadih (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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