About Kabira Village

Kabira is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,790, made up of 6,762 males and 6,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1185.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kabira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kabira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	1185.36 hectares
Population	12,790
Male Population	6,762
Female Population	6,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kabira compares

By the 2011 count Kabira is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 1185.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Kabira

Kabira is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kabira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kabira from other places

Kabira lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Koparia, 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 Kabira
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	12 km
Nearest railway station	Koparia	12 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	20 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Kabira

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

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Common questions about Kabira

As per the Census of India 2011, Kabira village had a population of 12,790. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kabira village has 6,762 males and 6,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kabira has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Kabira is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kabira covers 1185.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kabira falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kabira is Koparia, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kabira.

Kabira is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kabira is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Salkhua is about 12 km away. Koparia is about 12 km away. Bangaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.