Skip to main content

About Kishunpura Village

Kishunpura is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 205 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Kishunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 205
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
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 Kishunpura compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpura is the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kishunpura

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

Kishunpura lies about 22 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Kishunpura
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 11 km
Nearest town Barauli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 22 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 22 km

Villages closest to Kishunpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpura village had a population of 457. That makes it the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Kishunpura village has 205 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpura has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Kishunpura covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpura falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpura is Ratan Sarai, about 11 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 Kishunpura.

Kishunpura is about 22 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpura is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 11 km away. Barauli is about 12 km away. Katiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpura (under 2 km), Sahijanwa Khurd (1.9 km) and Sahijan Kalan (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.