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About Khanjarpur Village

Khanjarpur is a mid sized village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 656 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanjarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanjarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Amarpur
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,263
Male Population 656
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanjarpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanjarpur is the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 77 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 935.

Getting to Khanjarpur

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

Khanjarpur lies about 43 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bhagalpur Junction, about 3.2 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 Khanjarpur
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhagalpur Junction 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpur 26 km
District headquarters Banka 43 km

Villages closest to Khanjarpur

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 Khanjarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanjarpur village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 49th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Khanjarpur village has 656 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanjarpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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

Khanjarpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khanjarpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanjarpur is Bhagalpur Junction, about 3.2 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 Khanjarpur.

Khanjarpur is about 43 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanjarpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Bhāgalpur is about 3.1 km away. Bhagalpur Junction is about 3.2 km away. Amarpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (4.3 km), Mansarpur (4.5 km) and Sultanpur (5.5 km).

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

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