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About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a small village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 265 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 802128
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 265
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Khanpur

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

Khanpur lies about 24 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 16 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 Khanpur
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Chausa 16 km
District headquarters Buxar 24 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 497. That makes it the 110th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Khanpur village has 265 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Chausa, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 24 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 5.7 km away. Chausa is about 16 km away. Buxar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpur Mafi (under 2 km), Kanehri (under 2 km) and Ismailpur (1.9 km).

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

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