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About Kainaw Village

Kainaw is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 278 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainaw village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 278
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Kainaw compares

By the 2011 count Kainaw is the 43rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kainaw

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

Kainaw lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, 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 Kainaw
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 7.3 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Kainaw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainaw village had a population of 584. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Kainaw village has 278 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainaw has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kainaw is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainaw covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainaw falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

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

Kainaw is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainaw is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 7.3 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Tonto is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampusi (under 2 km), Bara Kuchia (under 2 km) and Banaikera (under 2 km).

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

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