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About Thandapur Village

Thandapur is one of the larger villages in Bihpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,963, made up of 6,872 males and 6,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Bihpur
Pincode 853201
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 12,963
Male Population 6,872
Female Population 6,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thandapur compares

By the 2011 count Thandapur is the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Thandapur

Thandapur 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 Thandapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thandapur from other places

Thandapur lies about 17 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bihpur Junction, about under 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 Thandapur
Nearest railway station Thana Bihpur Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihpur 1.9 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 17 km

Villages closest to Thandapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandapur village had a population of 12,963. That makes it the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents.

Thandapur village has 6,872 males and 6,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandapur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Thandapur is 853201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandapur covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thandapur falls under Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thandapur is Thana Bihpur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thandapur.

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

Thandapur is in Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Thana Bihpur Junction is about under 2 km away. Bihpur is about 1.9 km away. Naugachhia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihpur (1.9 km), Marwa (2.2 km) and Dealpur (2.4 km).

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

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