About Kendangal Village

Kendangal is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,197 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendangal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731236
Area (hectares)	374.36 hectares
Population	2,344
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kendangal compares

By the 2011 count Kendangal is the 22nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 374.36 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kendangal

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

Kendangal lies about 4.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 Kendangal
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	4.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	4.2 km

Villages closest to Kendangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Kendangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendangal village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Kendangal village has 1,197 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendangal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kendangal is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendangal covers 374.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendangal falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kendangal is Rampurhat Junction, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kendangal.

Kendangal is about 4.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendangal is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 3.8 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 3.9 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.