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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a large village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,738, made up of 1,427 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847202
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 2,738
Male Population 1,427
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur 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 <5 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 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Manigachi 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 26 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 2,738. That makes it the 24th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Kishunpur village has 1,427 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kishunpur is 847202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishunpur covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpur falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Manigachi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 26 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 4.0 km away. Manigachi is about 14 km away. Darbhanga 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 Nawada (under 2 km), Sherampur (under 2 km) and Mokarampur (under 2 km).

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

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