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About Koskapur Village

Koskapur is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 298 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Koskapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koskapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 298
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Koskapur compares

By the 2011 count Koskapur is the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Koskapur

The census records public bus service for Koskapur 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 Koskapur from other places

Koskapur lies about 64 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 16 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 Koskapur
Nearest town Banmankhi 15 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 27 km
District headquarters Supaul 64 km

Villages closest to Koskapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koskapur village had a population of 577. That makes it the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Koskapur village has 298 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koskapur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Koskapur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koskapur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Koskapur is Banmankhi Junction, about 16 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 Koskapur.

Koskapur is about 64 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koskapur is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Banmankhi is about 15 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 16 km away. Basantpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shibnagar (6.1 km), Raniganj (7.1 km) and Bhimnagar (7.5 km).

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

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