About Kenda Village

Kenda is a large village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,803, made up of 1,922 males and 1,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, 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	Puncha
Pincode	723128
Area (hectares)	885.43 hectares
Population	3,803
Male Population	1,922
Female Population	1,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kenda compares

By the 2011 count Kenda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 885.43 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kenda

Kenda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kenda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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 Kenda
Tehsil headquarters	Puncha	14 km
Nearest railway station	Tamna railway station	18 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	22 km

Villages closest to Kenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenda village had a population of 3,803. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Kenda village has 1,922 males and 1,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenda 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Kenda is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenda covers 885.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kenda 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kenda.

Kenda 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.

Kenda is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Puncha is about 14 km away. Tamna railway station is about 18 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.