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About Kishanpur Village

Kishanpur is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 287 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 134.05 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 287
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishanpur is the 125th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 134.05 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kishanpur

Kishanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kishanpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kishanpur from other places

Kishanpur lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 31 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 Kishanpur
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 12 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Kishanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishanpur village had a population of 562. That makes it the 125th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kishanpur village has 287 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishanpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kishanpur is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishanpur covers 134.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishanpur falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kishanpur is Kalmitar, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kishanpur.

Kishanpur is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishanpur is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Kalmitar is about 31 km away. Bilaspur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasharangpur (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Barduli (under 2 km).

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

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