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About Ken Village

Ken is a large village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,651, made up of 1,410 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.63 hectares hectares.

Ken Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ken village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Area (hectares) 525.63 hectares
Population 2,651
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ken compares

By the 2011 count Ken is the 65th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 525.63 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ken

Ken is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ken as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ken from other places

Ken lies about 25 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Kanwar, about 3.3 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 Ken
Nearest railway station Kanwar 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 12 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 25 km
Nearest town Kunda 27 km

Villages closest to Ken

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ken village had a population of 2,651. That makes it the 65th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Ken village has 1,410 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ken has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Ken covers 525.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ken falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ken is Kanwar, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ken.

Ken is about 25 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ken is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Kanwar is about 3.3 km away. Sirathu is about 12 km away. Kaushambi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaha (3.1 km), Kanwar (3.3 km) and Maharajpur (3.4 km).

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

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