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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a large village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,269, made up of 1,679 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 815109
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 3,269
Male Population 1,679
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kendua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kendua from other places

Kendua lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 5.8 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 Kendua
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 5.8 km
Nearest town Farakka 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Kendua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendua village had a population of 3,269. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kendua village has 1,679 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 815109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kendua falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Barharwa Junction, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kendua.

Kendua is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 4.0 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 5.8 km away. Farakka is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgachhi (under 2 km), Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Modikola (under 2 km).

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

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