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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a mid sized village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 262 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 262
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur as Available within village. 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 Kishunpur from other places

Kishunpur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 6.5 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 Kishunpur
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 6.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 21 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Kishunpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 500. That makes it the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Kishunpur village has 262 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Kishunpur covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishunpur falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Ranipatra, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.5 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Krityanand Nagar 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 Rampur (3.3 km), Rampur Milik (3.3 km) and Ramnaloha Singh (9.7 km).

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

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