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About Kansua Village

Kansua is a large village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,838, made up of 2,009 males and 1,829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares.

Kansua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 3,838
Male Population 2,009
Female Population 1,829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansua compares

By the 2011 count Kansua is the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kansua

Kansua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kansua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kansua from other places

Kansua lies about 16 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 15 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 Kansua
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mai 15 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 16 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 16 km

Villages closest to Kansua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Kansua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansua village had a population of 3,838. That makes it the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Kansua village has 2,009 males and 1,829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansua has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Kansua covers 319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kansua falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kansua is Mai, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kansua.

Kansua is about 16 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansua is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about under 2 km away. Mai is about 15 km away. Jehanabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnath Pur (under 2 km), Fauladpur (under 2 km) and Kundla (1.6 km).

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

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