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About Konan Village

Konan is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,339 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Pincode 811307
Area (hectares) 244.37 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konan compares

By the 2011 count Konan is the 20th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 244.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Konan

Konan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Konan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Konan from other places

Konan lies about 10 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 13 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 Konan
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 9.2 km
District headquarters Jamui 10 km
Nearest town Jamūī 10 km
Nearest railway station Kunder Halt 13 km

Villages closest to Konan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konan village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 20th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Konan village has 1,339 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Konan is 811307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konan covers 244.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Konan falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Konan is Kunder Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Konan.

Konan is about 10 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konan is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 9.2 km away. Jamui is about 10 km away. Jamūī is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari (under 2 km), Amina (2.0 km) and Dhanwe (2.1 km).

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

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