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About Kunai Village

Kunai is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 718 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Kunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 1,407
Male Population 718
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunai compares

By the 2011 count Kunai is the 76th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kunai

Kunai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kunai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kunai from other places

Kunai lies about 106 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 6.5 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 Kunai
Nearest railway station Biraul 6.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 106 km

Villages closest to Kunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunai village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 76th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Kunai village has 718 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunai has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Kunai covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kunai falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kunai is Biraul, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kunai.

Kunai is about 106 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunai is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Biraul is about 6.5 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Jagdishpur 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 Bardiha (2.0 km), Parasiya (2.8 km) and Misrauliya (2.9 km).

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

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