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About Kendajor Village

Kendajor is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 511 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kendajor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kendajor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 174.48 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 511
Female Population 525
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 Kendajor compares

By the 2011 count Kendajor is the 35th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 174.48 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kendajor

Kendajor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kendajor 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 Kendajor from other places

Kendajor 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 Kendajor
Nearest railway station Tamna railway station 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar II 22 km
District headquarters Puruliya 22 km

Villages closest to Kendajor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kendajor village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 35th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Kendajor village has 511 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kendajor has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kendajor is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kendajor covers 174.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kendajor falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kendajor 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 Kendajor.

Kendajor 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.

Kendajor is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Tamna railway station is about 18 km away. Manbazar II 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 Chakua (26 km), Chalka (26 km) and Chaukan (26 km).

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

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