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About Kenke Village

Kenke is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 229 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenke village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 229
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kenke compares

By the 2011 count Kenke is the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kenke

The census records public bus service for Kenke as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenke from other places

Kenke lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 5.9 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 Kenke
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Piska 5.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km

Villages closest to Kenke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenke village had a population of 482. That makes it the 40th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Kenke village has 229 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenke has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kenke is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenke covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenke falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenke is Piska, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kenke.

Kenke is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenke is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Nagri is about 5.1 km away. Piska is about 5.9 km away. Ranchi 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 Khunta (under 2 km), Bandheya (under 2 km) and Halhu (1.7 km).

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

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