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About Kunhari Village

Kunhari is one of the larger villages in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,830, made up of 5,661 males and 5,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares.

Kunhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 578 hectares
Population 10,830
Male Population 5,661
Female Population 5,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunhari compares

By the 2011 count Kunhari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kunhari

Kunhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kunhari as Available within 5 - 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 Kunhari from other places

Kunhari lies about 42 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 4.9 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 Kunhari
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 4.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 33 km
District headquarters Katihar 42 km

Villages closest to Kunhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunhari village had a population of 10,830. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Kunhari village has 5,661 males and 5,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunhari has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Kunhari covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kunhari falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kunhari is Garh Banaili, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunhari.

Kunhari is about 42 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunhari is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Garh Banaili is about 4.9 km away. Kasba is about 8.3 km away. Kadwa is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalkar Baluganj (3.2 km), Asiani (7.6 km) and Bhelaganj (10 km).

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

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