About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is one of the larger villages in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,136, made up of 5,848 males and 5,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 979 hectares hectares.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Amdabad
Area (hectares)	979 hectares
Population	11,136
Male Population	5,848
Female Population	5,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 979 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 924.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kishunpur from other places

Kishunpur lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 6.5 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 Kishunpur
Nearest railway station	Ranipatra	6.5 km
Nearest town	Purnia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amdabad	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	21 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

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

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Common questions about Kishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 11,136. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Kishunpur village has 5,848 males and 5,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Kishunpur covers 979 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Ranipatra, about 6.5 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 village for Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Ranipatra is about 6.5 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Amdabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.