About Kinkel Village

Kinkel is a large village in Kersai tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,833, made up of 1,899 males and 1,934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1903 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinkel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kersai
Pincode	835223
Area (hectares)	1903 hectares
Population	3,833
Male Population	1,899
Female Population	1,934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinkel compares

By the 2011 count Kinkel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents. Its 1903 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kinkel

Kinkel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kinkel as Available within village. 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 Kinkel from other places

Kinkel lies about 28 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 57 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 Kinkel
Tehsil headquarters	Kersai	10 km
District headquarters	Simdega	28 km
Nearest railway station	Sogra	57 km

Villages closest to Kinkel

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

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Common questions about Kinkel

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinkel village had a population of 3,833. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents.

Kinkel village has 1,899 males and 1,934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinkel has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kinkel is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinkel covers 1903 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kinkel falls under Kersai tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kinkel is Sogra, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kinkel.

Kinkel is about 28 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinkel is in Kersai tehsil of Simdega district. Kersai is about 10 km away. Simdega is about 28 km away. Sogra is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.