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About Kaspur Village

Kaspur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,094 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 2,012
Male Population 1,094
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaspur compares

By the 2011 count Kaspur is the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kaspur

Kaspur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaspur from other places

Kaspur lies about 32 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 12 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 Kaspur
Nearest railway station Tikani 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 22 km
District headquarters Banka 32 km

Villages closest to Kaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaspur village had a population of 2,012. That makes it the 30th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Kaspur village has 1,094 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaspur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kaspur is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaspur covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kaspur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaspur is Tikani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kaspur.

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

Kaspur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Tikani is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 13 km away. Amarpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimman Chak (2.0 km), Lachhmipur (2.5 km) and Lachhmipur Chiraia (2.5 km).

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

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