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About Kaparanda Village

Kaparanda is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 894 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.4 hectares hectares.

Kaparanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaparanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 140.4 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 894
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaparanda compares

By the 2011 count Kaparanda is the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 140.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kaparanda

Kaparanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaparanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kaparanda from other places

Kaparanda lies about 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 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 Kaparanda
Nearest railway station Bhawanipur Bihar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 6.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 32 km

Villages closest to Kaparanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaparanda village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 66th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Kaparanda village has 894 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaparanda has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Kaparanda covers 140.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaparanda falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaparanda is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kaparanda.

Kaparanda is about 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaparanda is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 2.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 6.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhrol (under 2 km), Pastia (under 2 km) and Phulbari (1.6 km).

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

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