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About Kunanpur Village

Kunanpur is a large village in Pakribarawan tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,872, made up of 1,523 males and 1,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares.

Kunanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Pakribarawan
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 2,872
Male Population 1,523
Female Population 1,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
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 Kunanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kunanpur is the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kunanpur

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

Kunanpur lies about 18 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 7.9 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 Kunanpur
Nearest railway station Laundh 7.9 km
Nearest town Rajauli 9.9 km
District headquarters Nawada 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakribarawan 34 km

Villages closest to Kunanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunanpur village had a population of 2,872. That makes it the 17th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Kunanpur village has 1,523 males and 1,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunanpur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Kunanpur covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunanpur falls under Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kunanpur is Laundh, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunanpur.

Kunanpur is about 18 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunanpur is in Pakribarawan tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 7.9 km away. Rajauli is about 9.9 km away. Nawada is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunrarahi (6.5 km), Rampur (12 km) and Dumri (16 km).

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

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