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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,352, made up of 2,207 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 4,352
Male Population 2,207
Female Population 2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 4,352. That makes it the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Kishunpur village has 2,207 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Kishunpur covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpur falls under Purnia East 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 6.5 km away. Purnia East is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhaili (under 2 km), Bhatoria (under 2 km) and Dadaur (under 2 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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