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About Kishunwari Village

Kishunwari is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,423, made up of 1,144 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishunwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Siswan
Pincode 841203
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 2,423
Male Population 1,144
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishunwari compares

By the 2011 count Kishunwari is the 19th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kishunwari

Kishunwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kishunwari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kishunwari from other places

Kishunwari lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 10 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 Kishunwari
Nearest railway station Chainwa 10 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Siswan 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Kishunwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunwari village had a population of 2,423. That makes it the 19th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Kishunwari village has 1,144 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunwari has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kishunwari is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishunwari covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kishunwari falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunwari is Chainwa, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kishunwari.

Kishunwari is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunwari is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Siswan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhpur (under 2 km), Naya Gaon (under 2 km) and Morwan (under 2 km).

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

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