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About Kenja Village

Kenja is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 213 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721157
Area (hectares) 44.66 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 213
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenja compares

By the 2011 count Kenja is the 132nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 44.66 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kenja

Kenja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kenja as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kankrisol, Karanji, Karasai and Karasol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kenja

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenja village had a population of 399. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Kenja village has 213 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenja has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kenja is 721157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenja covers 44.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kenja falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kenja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kenja.

Kenja is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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