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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is one of the larger villages in Bidupur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,251, made up of 4,411 males and 3,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bidupur
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 8,251
Male Population 4,411
Female Population 3,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,400 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 21 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Ghataro, about 4.7 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 Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Ghataro 4.7 km
Nearest town Lālganj 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bidupur 21 km
District headquarters Vaishali 21 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 8,251. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,400 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 4,411 males and 3,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Kanchanpur covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanchanpur falls under Bidupur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Ghataro, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanchanpur.

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

Kanchanpur is in Bidupur tehsil of Vaishali district. Ghataro is about 4.7 km away. Lālganj is about 6.5 km away. Bidupur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshwarpur Tajpur (7.7 km), Tajpur Kharka (7.7 km) and Kamalpur Singhia (8.1 km).

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

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