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About Khapkat Village

Khapkat is a small village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 58 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khapkat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapkat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841408
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 58
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khapkat compares

By the 2011 count Khapkat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Khapkat

Khapkat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khapkat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khapkat from other places

Khapkat lies about 35 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 4.6 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 Khapkat
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 4.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 19 km
District headquarters Siwan 35 km

Villages closest to Khapkat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Khapkat

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapkat village had a population of 114. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Khapkat village has 58 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapkat has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Khapkat is 841408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khapkat covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapkat falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapkat is Basantpur Halt, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khapkat.

Khapkat is about 35 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapkat is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 2.8 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 4.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramh Asthan (under 2 km), Machhagra (under 2 km) and Hilsanr Tola (under 2 km).

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

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