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About Kenrke Village

Kenrke is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 94 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenrke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenrke village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 94
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Kenrke compares

By the 2011 count Kenrke is the 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1007.

Getting to Kenrke

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

Kenrke lies about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 24 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 Kenrke
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 16 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 24 km
Nearest town Khunti 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 54 km

Villages closest to Kenrke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenrke village had a population of 183. That makes it the 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kenrke village has 94 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenrke has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kenrke is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenrke covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenrke falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenrke is Pakra, about 24 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 Kenrke.

Kenrke is about 54 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenrke is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 16 km away. Pakra is about 24 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kursi (under 2 km), Bamnom (under 2 km) and Lupungkel (2.3 km).

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

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