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About Kansari Village

Kansari is one of the larger villages in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,280, made up of 2,749 males and 2,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 399 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 399 hectares
Population 5,280
Male Population 2,749
Female Population 2,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansari compares

By the 2011 count Kansari is the 5th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 399 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kansari

Kansari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kansari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kansari from other places

Kansari lies about 17 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Gawaspur, about 2.0 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 Kansari
Nearest railway station Gawaspur 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 10 km
Nearest town Fatwa 14 km
District headquarters Patna 17 km

Villages closest to Kansari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansari village had a population of 5,280. That makes it the 5th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Kansari village has 2,749 males and 2,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansari has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kansari is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansari covers 399 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kansari falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kansari is Gawaspur, about 2.0 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 km distance for Kansari.

Kansari is about 17 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansari is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Gawaspur is about 2.0 km away. Punpun is about 10 km away. Fatwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mir Haji Chak (under 2 km), Barawan (2.0 km) and Sapahua (2.4 km).

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

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