Kenda, Purulia

Kenda
কেন্দা
Village
Kenda
Kenda

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°11′36.6″N 86°31′01.9″E / 23.193500°N 86.517194°E / 23.193500; 86.517194Coordinates: 23°11′36.6″N 86°31′01.9″E / 23.193500°N 86.517194°E / 23.193500; 86.517194
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,803
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone/STD code 03252
Lok Sabha constituency Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency Manbazar
Website purulia.gov.in

Kenda is a village, with a police station, in Manbazar I CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Kenda had a total population of 3,803 of which 1,922 (51%) were males and 1,881 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 477. The total number of literates in Kenda was 2,312 (69.51% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Police station

Kenda police station has jurisdiction over parts of Manbazar I, Puncha and Purulia I CD Blocks. The area covered is 352.81 km2 and the population covered is 85,890.[2][3]

Transport

SH 5 running from Rupnarayanpur (in Bardhaman district) to Junput (in Purba Medinipur district) passes through Kenda.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2,. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kenda PS". Purulia District Police. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 6 October 2016.


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