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About Khanpura Village

Khanpura is a large village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,391, made up of 1,278 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Khanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 2,391
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpura compares

By the 2011 count Khanpura is the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Khanpura

Khanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpura from other places

Khanpura lies about 24 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.7 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 Khanpura
Nearest railway station Laundh 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 5.3 km
Nearest town Rajauli 6.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 24 km

Villages closest to Khanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpura village had a population of 2,391. That makes it the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Khanpura village has 1,278 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpura has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Khanpura covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpura falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanpura is Laundh, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khanpura.

Khanpura is about 24 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpura is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 3.7 km away. Sirdala is about 5.3 km away. Rajauli is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua (under 2 km), Paranpur (under 2 km) and Banauli (under 2 km).

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

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