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About Kanharia Village

Kanharia is one of the larger villages in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,898, made up of 3,063 males and 2,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 5,898
Male Population 3,063
Female Population 2,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanharia compares

By the 2011 count Kanharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kanharia

Kanharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jaswa, Jhauwa, Kachna and Kadamgachhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kanharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanharia village had a population of 5,898. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Kanharia village has 3,063 males and 2,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanharia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kanharia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanharia covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanharia falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanharia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kanharia.

Kanharia is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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