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About Dargah Kanchanbari Village

Dargah Kanchanbari is a small village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 262 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dargah Kanchanbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dargah Kanchanbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 262
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Dargah Kanchanbari compares

By the 2011 count Dargah Kanchanbari is the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dargah Kanchanbari

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

Dargah Kanchanbari lies about 38 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 20 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 Dargah Kanchanbari
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 11 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 38 km

Villages closest to Dargah Kanchanbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dighalbank 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 Dargah Kanchanbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dargah Kanchanbari village had a population of 493. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Dargah Kanchanbari village has 262 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dargah Kanchanbari has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Dargah Kanchanbari covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dargah Kanchanbari falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dargah Kanchanbari is Pawakhali, about 20 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 Dargah Kanchanbari.

Dargah Kanchanbari is about 38 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dargah Kanchanbari is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Pawakhali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchan Bari (under 2 km), Lohagarha (under 2 km) and Lohargarha (under 2 km).

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

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