About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,970, made up of 1,062 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	1,970
Male Population	1,062
Female Population	908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 28th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishunpur from other places

Kishunpur lies about 38 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.1 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 Kishunpur
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	21 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	38 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

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

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Common questions about Kishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 1,970. That makes it the 28th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Kishunpur village has 1,062 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Kishunpur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kishunpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.1 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 village for Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 38 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 7.4 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 8.1 km away. Shahkund is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.