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About Khapdeh Village

Khapdeh is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,608, made up of 5,019 males and 4,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapdeh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapdeh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Narpatganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 755 hectares
Population 9,608
Male Population 5,019
Female Population 4,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapdeh compares

By the 2011 count Khapdeh is the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khapdeh

Khapdeh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khapdeh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khapdeh from other places

Khapdeh lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 7.0 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 Khapdeh
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 7.0 km
Nearest town Forbesganj 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narpatganj 12 km
District headquarters Araria 34 km

Villages closest to Khapdeh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapdeh village had a population of 9,608. That makes it the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Khapdeh village has 5,019 males and 4,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapdeh has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Khapdeh is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapdeh covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapdeh falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapdeh is Forbesganj Junction, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance for Khapdeh.

Khapdeh is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapdeh is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 7.0 km away. Forbesganj is about 7.5 km away. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewahi (under 2 km), Kandhaili (1.8 km) and Sawaldeh (2.1 km).

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

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