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About Kankhudia Village

Kankhudia is a mid sized village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 954 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankhudia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankhudia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 954
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kankhudia compares

By the 2011 count Kankhudia is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kankhudia

The census records public bus service for Kankhudia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankhudia from other places

Kankhudia lies about 21 km from Purnia. 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 Kankhudia
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 2.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 21 km

Villages closest to Kankhudia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankhudia village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Kankhudia village has 954 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankhudia has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Kankhudia is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankhudia covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kankhudia falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Kankhudia 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 <5 km distance for Kankhudia.

Kankhudia is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankhudia is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 2.0 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Purnia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanganwan Kankhudia (under 2 km), Gehuma (under 2 km) and Harchandpur (1.7 km).

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

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