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About Kendua Village

Kendua is a large village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,309, made up of 1,690 males and 1,619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731101
Area (hectares) 193.84 hectares
Population 3,309
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 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 1,032 residents. Its 193.84 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kendua

Kendua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kendua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 24 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
Nearest railway station Harinsing 24 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Kendua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri II 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 3,309. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kendua village has 1,690 males and 1,619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 731101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 193.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kendua falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Harinsing, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kendua is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 24 km away. Nalhāti is about 28 km away. Suri II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupur (15 km), Monpur (15 km) and Damdam (18 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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