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About Kishunganj Village

Kishunganj is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,031, made up of 1,587 males and 1,444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares.

Kishunganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 3,031
Male Population 1,587
Female Population 1,444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kishunganj compares

By the 2011 count Kishunganj is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kishunganj

The census records public bus service for Kishunganj 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kishunganj from other places

Kishunganj lies about 45 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 18 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 Kishunganj
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 6.9 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 18 km
District headquarters Supaul 45 km

Villages closest to Kishunganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunganj village had a population of 3,031. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Kishunganj village has 1,587 males and 1,444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunganj has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Kishunganj covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kishunganj falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kishunganj is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kishunganj.

Kishunganj is about 45 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunganj is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 6.9 km away. Chhātāpur is about 6.9 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuni Milik (under 2 km), Bairia (2.1 km) and Shahpur (3.1 km).

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

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