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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is one of the larger villages in Patarghat tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,362, made up of 5,432 males and 4,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Patarghat
Pincode 852107
Area (hectares) 998 hectares
Population 10,362
Male Population 5,432
Female Population 4,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents. Its 998 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 24 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Patarghat 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Budhma Station 12 km
Nearest town Madhepura 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 24 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patarghat 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 10,362. That makes it the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,555 residents.

Kishunpur village has 5,432 males and 4,930 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kishunpur is 852107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishunpur covers 998 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunpur falls under Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Budhma Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 24 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Patarghat tehsil of Saharsa district. Patarghat is about 4.1 km away. Budhma Station is about 12 km away. Madhepura 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 Bhaddi (1.5 km), Paharpur (2.4 km) and Pama (3.1 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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