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About Kanharpur Village

Kanharpur is a mid sized village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 729 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Kanharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sandesh
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 729
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanharpur is the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 53 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, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kanharpur

Kanharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanharpur from other places

Kanharpur lies about 35 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 8.6 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 Kanharpur
Nearest railway station Kanki 8.6 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandesh 35 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 35 km

Villages closest to Kanharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharpur village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Kanharpur village has 729 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharpur has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Kanharpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanharpur falls under Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanharpur is Kanki, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanharpur.

Kanharpur is about 35 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanharpur is in Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kanki is about 8.6 km away. Kishanganj is about 16 km away. Sandesh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panrepur (8.8 km), Bardiha (9.4 km) and Baga (14 km).

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

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