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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a large village in Piprakothi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,440, made up of 1,314 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Piprakothi
Pincode 845429
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 2,440
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur 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 Kishunpur from other places

Kishunpur lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about under 2 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 Kishunpur
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Piprakothi 4.5 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 8.1 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 11 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 2,440. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,854 residents.

Kishunpur village has 1,314 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kishunpur is 845429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishunpur covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpur falls under Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Jiwdhara, about under 2 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 Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Piprakothi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about under 2 km away. Piprakothi is about 4.5 km away. Mothīhāri is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiwdhara (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Belwatia (under 2 km).

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

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