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About Kanhaipharka Village

Kanhaipharka is a mid sized village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 283 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Kanhaipharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhaipharka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sono
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 283
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Kanhaipharka compares

By the 2011 count Kanhaipharka is the 108th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kanhaipharka

Kanhaipharka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanhaipharka 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 Kanhaipharka from other places

Kanhaipharka lies about 25 km from Jamui. 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 Kanhaipharka
Tehsil headquarters Sono 3.6 km
Nearest town Jhajha 11 km
District headquarters Jamui 25 km

Villages closest to Kanhaipharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhaipharka village had a population of 526. That makes it the 108th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Kanhaipharka village has 283 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhaipharka has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Kanhaipharka covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhaipharka falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanhaipharka notes the nearest railway station 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 Kanhaipharka.

Kanhaipharka is about 25 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhaipharka is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about 3.6 km away. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Jamui is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Ghutwe (under 2 km), Tola Bhalsom (under 2 km) and Keshopharka (under 2 km).

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

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