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About Kenda Village

Kenda is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 350 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 293.8 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 350
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenda compares

By the 2011 count Kenda is the 66th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 293.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kenda

Kenda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kenda as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kenda from other places

Kenda lies about 47 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Latemda, about 2.3 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 Kenda
Nearest railway station Latemda 2.3 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 47 km

Villages closest to Kenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenda village had a population of 707. That makes it the 66th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Kenda village has 350 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenda has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kenda is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenda covers 293.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenda falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kenda is Latemda, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Kenda.

Kenda is about 47 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenda is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Latemda is about 2.3 km away. Balarāmpur is about 24 km away. Arsha is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Labarerdih Alias Ghatban (4.8 km), Parsiya (14 km) and Korang (17 km).

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

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