About Koskapur Village

Koskapur is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,835, made up of 9,934 males and 8,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2371 hectares hectares.

Koskapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koskapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	2371 hectares
Population	18,835
Male Population	9,934
Female Population	8,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koskapur compares

By the 2011 count Koskapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 2371 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Koskapur

Koskapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Koskapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Koskapur from other places

Koskapur lies about 32 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 16 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 Koskapur
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	6.8 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Banmankhi Junction	16 km
District headquarters	Araria	32 km

Villages closest to Koskapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koskapur village had a population of 18,835. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Koskapur village has 9,934 males and 8,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koskapur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Koskapur covers 2371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koskapur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koskapur is Banmankhi Junction, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Koskapur.

Koskapur is about 32 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koskapur is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 6.8 km away. Banmankhi is about 15 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.