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About Khunkhuni Village

Khunkhuni is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 531 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Khunkhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khunkhuni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 531
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khunkhuni compares

By the 2011 count Khunkhuni is the 96th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khunkhuni

The census records public bus service for Khunkhuni as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khunkhuni from other places

Khunkhuni lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 10 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 Khunkhuni
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Khunkhuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khunkhuni village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 96th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Khunkhuni village has 531 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khunkhuni has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Khunkhuni covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khunkhuni falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khunkhuni is Jalalgarh, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khunkhuni.

Khunkhuni is about 25 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khunkhuni is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.2 km away. Jalalgarh is about 10 km away. Kasba 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 Geria (under 2 km), Ramani Khurd (under 2 km) and Ramani Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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