About Khanpur Village

Khanpur is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 696 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	1,316
Male Population	696
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanpur compares

By the 2011 count Khanpur is the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Khanpur

Khanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanpur from other places

Khanpur lies about 16 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 8.0 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 Khanpur
Nearest railway station	Angar Ghat	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	9.2 km
Nearest town	Rusera	15 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	16 km

Villages closest to Khanpur

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

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Common questions about Khanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpur village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 40th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Khanpur village has 696 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Khanpur is 847105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpur covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanpur falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanpur is Angar Ghat, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance for Khanpur.

Khanpur is about 16 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanpur is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Angar Ghat is about 8.0 km away. Shivaji Nagar is about 9.2 km away. Rusera is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.