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About Kanchanbari Village

Kanchanbari is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 508 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462 hectares hectares.

Kanchanbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 462 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 508
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanbari compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanbari is the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 462 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kanchanbari

Kanchanbari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanbari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kanchanbari from other places

Kanchanbari lies about 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 22 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 Kanchanbari
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 7.9 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 22 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 39 km

Villages closest to Kanchanbari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanbari village had a population of 972. That makes it the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Kanchanbari village has 508 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanbari has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Kanchanbari covers 462 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanchanbari falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanbari is Pawakhali, about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchanbari.

Kanchanbari is about 39 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanbari is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 7.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 17 km away. Pawakhali is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchanbari Istamrar (under 2 km), Chichora (under 2 km) and Sharma Toli (under 2 km).

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

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