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About Kaharpur Village

Kaharpur is a mid sized village in Bihpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 768 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 878 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Bihpur
Pincode 853201
Area (hectares) 878 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 768
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kaharpur is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents. Its 878 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Kaharpur

Kaharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaharpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaharpur from other places

Kaharpur lies about 21 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 5.1 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 Kaharpur
Nearest railway station Thana Bihpur Junction 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kaharpur

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 Kaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaharpur village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents.

Kaharpur village has 768 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaharpur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

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

Kaharpur covers 878 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaharpur falls under Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaharpur is Thana Bihpur Junction, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaharpur.

Kaharpur is about 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaharpur is in Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Thana Bihpur Junction is about 5.1 km away. Bihpur is about 5.7 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 Gobindpur Gobind (2.3 km), Hario (2.7 km) and Hario Milik (2.7 km).

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

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