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About Kenjra Village

Kenjra is a large village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,747, made up of 1,345 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2930.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenjra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenjra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 2930.33 hectares
Population 2,747
Male Population 1,345
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Kenjra compares

By the 2011 count Kenjra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 2930.33 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kenjra

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

Kenjra lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, 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 Kenjra
Nearest railway station Jhinkpani 10 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 18 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 23 km

Villages closest to Kenjra

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 Kenjra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenjra village had a population of 2,747. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Kenjra village has 1,345 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenjra has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Kenjra covers 2930.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Kenjra is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenjra is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 10 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 18 km away. Chāībāsa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salikuti (2.0 km), Bandijari (3.3 km) and Sundisurniya (3.8 km).

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

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