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About Khonupur Village

Khonupur is a mid sized village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 338 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khonupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khonupur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Pincode 803111
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 338
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khonupur compares

By the 2011 count Khonupur is the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Khonupur

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

Khonupur lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 1.5 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 Khonupur
Nearest railway station Deepnagar Halt 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 7.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Khonupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khonupur village had a population of 655. That makes it the 39th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Khonupur village has 338 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khonupur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Khonupur is 803111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khonupur covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khonupur falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khonupur is Deepnagar Halt, about 1.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khonupur.

Khonupur is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khonupur is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Deepnagar Halt is about 1.5 km away. Silao is about 7.5 km away. Nalanda 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 Sobait (under 2 km), Maniawan (1.6 km) and Mohanpur (2.4 km).

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

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