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About Khapura Village

Khapura is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,189, made up of 619 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Khapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,189
Male Population 619
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khapura compares

By the 2011 count Khapura is the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 12 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 Khapura

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

How far is Khapura from other places

Khapura lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jatdumri Junction, about 4.1 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 Khapura
Nearest railway station Jatdumri Junction 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 5.0 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 9.6 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Khapura

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 Khapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapura village had a population of 1,189. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Khapura village has 619 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapura 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.

Khapura covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapura falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapura is Jatdumri Junction, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khapura.

Khapura is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapura is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jatdumri Junction is about 4.1 km away. Punpun is about 5.0 km away. Naubatpur is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulam Muhammad (under 2 km), Khairi (under 2 km) and Bazidpur (under 2 km).

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

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