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About Kapharpur Village

Kapharpur is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 602 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Kapharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kapharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 602
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kapharpur compares

By the 2011 count Kapharpur is the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kapharpur

Kapharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kapharpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kapharpur from other places

Kapharpur lies about 22 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 2.2 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 Kapharpur
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 5.1 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 22 km

Villages closest to Kapharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kapharpur village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 70th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kapharpur village has 602 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kapharpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Kapharpur covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kapharpur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kapharpur is Ner Halt, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kapharpur.

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

Kapharpur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ner Halt is about 2.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 5.1 km away. Jehanabad 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 Owa (under 2 km), Umta (under 2 km) and Dharnai (under 2 km).

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

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