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About Kanhpakar Village

Kanhpakar is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 952 males and 1,006 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanhpakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanhpakar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Pincode 841287
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 952
Female Population 1,006
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kanhpakar compares

By the 2011 count Kanhpakar is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kanhpakar

Kanhpakar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kanhpakar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanhpakar from other places

Kanhpakar lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 15 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 Kanhpakar
Tehsil headquarters Andar 10 km
Nearest town Maniar 12 km
Nearest railway station Karchhue 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Kanhpakar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanhpakar village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Kanhpakar village has 952 males and 1,006 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanhpakar has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kanhpakar is 841287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanhpakar covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanhpakar falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanhpakar is Karchhue, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanhpakar.

Kanhpakar is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanhpakar is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 10 km away. Maniar is about 12 km away. Karchhue is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gahilapur (under 2 km), Khardara (under 2 km) and Khartari Urf Hariram Chak (1.6 km).

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

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