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About Kholpur Village

Kholpur is a large village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,314 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Kholpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sandesh
Area (hectares) 181 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Kholpur compares

By the 2011 count Kholpur is the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kholpur

Kholpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kholpur 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 Kholpur from other places

Kholpur lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.9 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 Kholpur
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.9 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandesh 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 27 km

Villages closest to Kholpur

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 Kholpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholpur village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Kholpur village has 1,314 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Kholpur covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kholpur falls under Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kholpur is Pawakhali, about 6.9 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 Kholpur.

Kholpur is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholpur is in Sandesh tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 6.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 8.4 km away. Sandesh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaighat (2.6 km), Nansagar (6.2 km) and Basauri (9.8 km).

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

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