About Kendua Village

Kendua is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,217 males and 1,191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	2,408
Male Population	1,217
Female Population	1,191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kendua compares

By the 2011 count Kendua is the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kendua

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

Kendua lies about 76 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 1.8 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	Tildanga	1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	5.3 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	76 km

Villages closest to Kendua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendua village had a population of 2,408. That makes it the 21st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Kendua village has 1,217 males and 1,191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendua has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kendua is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendua covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kendua falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kendua is Tildanga, about 1.8 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 Kendua.

Kendua is about 76 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendua is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Tildanga is about 1.8 km away. Farakka is about 5.3 km away. Murshidabad is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.