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About Keneda Village

Keneda is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 238 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keneda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keneda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 238
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Keneda compares

By the 2011 count Keneda is the 63rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Keneda

Keneda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keneda 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 Keneda from other places

Keneda lies about 17 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 7.3 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 Keneda
Nearest railway station Gumani 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Farakka 17 km
District headquarters Pakur 17 km

Villages closest to Keneda

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 Keneda

As per the Census of India 2011, Keneda village had a population of 450. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Keneda village has 238 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keneda has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Keneda is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keneda covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keneda falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Keneda is Gumani, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keneda.

Keneda is about 17 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keneda is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Gumani is about 7.3 km away. Hiranpur is about 7.8 km away. Farakka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulmi (under 2 km), Dulmidanga (under 2 km) and Durgapur (1.8 km).

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

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