About Kinjar Village

Kinjar is one of the larger villages in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,308, made up of 4,335 males and 3,973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinjar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Karpi
Pincode	804423
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	8,308
Male Population	4,335
Female Population	3,973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinjar compares

By the 2011 count Kinjar is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kinjar

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

Kinjar lies about 17 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, 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 Kinjar
Tehsil headquarters	Karpi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	16 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	16 km
District headquarters	Arwal	17 km

Villages closest to Kinjar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinjar village had a population of 8,308. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Kinjar village has 4,335 males and 3,973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinjar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kinjar is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinjar covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kinjar falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kinjar is Jehanabad Court, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kinjar.

Kinjar is about 17 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinjar is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 12 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 16 km away. Jahānābād is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.