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About Kanwapara Village

Kanwapara is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 708 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Kanwapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanwapara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 708
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanwapara compares

By the 2011 count Kanwapara is the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 944.

Getting to Kanwapara

Kanwapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanwapara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanwapara from other places

Kanwapara lies about 14 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 Kanwapara
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 3.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 14 km

Villages closest to Kanwapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanwapara village had a population of 1,388. That makes it the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Kanwapara village has 708 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanwapara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Kanwapara covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanwapara falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Kanwapara 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 - 10 km distance for Kanwapara.

Kanwapara is about 14 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanwapara is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 3.6 km away. Purnia 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 Kula Bhagwati (under 2 km), Kulasundar (under 2 km) and Kula Khas (under 2 km).

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

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