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About Tharkachhpur Village

Tharkachhpur is a small village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 229 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharkachhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharkachhpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 229
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharkachhpur compares

By the 2011 count Tharkachhpur is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Tharkachhpur

Tharkachhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tharkachhpur as Available within 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 Tharkachhpur from other places

Tharkachhpur lies about 16 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 13 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 Tharkachhpur
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 6.9 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 16 km

Villages closest to Tharkachhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharkachhpur village had a population of 449. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Tharkachhpur village has 229 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharkachhpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Tharkachhpur is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharkachhpur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharkachhpur falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tharkachhpur is Pawakhali, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Tharkachhpur.

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

Tharkachhpur is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 6.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 6.9 km away. Pawakhali is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupla (under 2 km), Gangi (2.0 km) and Altabari (2.1 km).

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

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