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About Kanimaldahi Village

Kanimaldahi is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 235 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Kanimaldahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanimaldahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 235
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanimaldahi compares

By the 2011 count Kanimaldahi is the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kanimaldahi

Kanimaldahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanimaldahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanimaldahi from other places

Kanimaldahi lies about 38 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 8.0 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 Kanimaldahi
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 8.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 31 km
District headquarters Purnia 38 km

Villages closest to Kanimaldahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanimaldahi village had a population of 460. That makes it the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Kanimaldahi village has 235 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanimaldahi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Kanimaldahi covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanimaldahi falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanimaldahi is Surja Kama, about 8.0 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 km distance for Kanimaldahi.

Kanimaldahi is about 38 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanimaldahi is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 8.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 23 km away. Baisa is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagla (under 2 km), Dharambari (under 2 km) and Patugaon (under 2 km).

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

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