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About Kendapara Village

Kendapara is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 734 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 547.66 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 734
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kendapara compares

By the 2011 count Kendapara is the 11th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 547.66 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kendapara

Kendapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kendapara as Available within 5 - 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 Kendapara from other places

Kendapara lies about 22 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Tamna railway station, about 18 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 Kendapara
Nearest railway station Tamna railway station 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 22 km
District headquarters Puruliya 22 km

Villages closest to Kendapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendapara village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 11th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kendapara village has 734 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendapara has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kendapara is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendapara covers 547.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendapara falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kendapara is Tamna railway station, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kendapara.

Kendapara is about 22 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kendapara is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Tamna railway station is about 18 km away. Bundwan is about 22 km away. Puruliya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulukdih Samil Kendapara (under 2 km), Shalbani (29 km) and Sirka (34 km).

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

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