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About Kankhudia Village

Kankhudia is a large village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,914, made up of 1,534 males and 1,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares.

Kankhudia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankhudia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 2,914
Male Population 1,534
Female Population 1,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankhudia compares

By the 2011 count Kankhudia is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kankhudia

Kankhudia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kankhudia 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 Kankhudia from other places

Kankhudia lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 23 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 Kankhudia
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 5.2 km
District headquarters Araria 16 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 23 km

Villages closest to Kankhudia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankhudia village had a population of 2,914. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Kankhudia village has 1,534 males and 1,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankhudia has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Kankhudia covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankhudia falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kankhudia is Araria Court, about 23 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 Kankhudia.

Kankhudia is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankhudia is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 5.2 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manbodhtanda (under 2 km), Karor Deghli (under 2 km) and Dhantola (1.6 km).

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

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