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About Kenwgutu Village

Kenwgutu is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 256 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenwgutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenwgutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 356.88 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 256
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Kenwgutu compares

By the 2011 count Kenwgutu is the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 356.88 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kenwgutu

Kenwgutu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenwgutu 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 Kenwgutu from other places

Kenwgutu lies about 57 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 9.7 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 Kenwgutu
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 21 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 31 km
District headquarters Simdega 57 km

Villages closest to Kenwgutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenwgutu village had a population of 529. That makes it the 60th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Kenwgutu village has 256 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenwgutu has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kenwgutu is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenwgutu covers 356.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kenwgutu falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kenwgutu is Parbatonia, about 9.7 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 Kenwgutu.

Kenwgutu is about 57 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenwgutu is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 9.7 km away. Bano is about 21 km away. Birmitrapur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurda (under 2 km), Kohipat (under 2 km) and Marani (2.2 km).

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

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