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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 317 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 329.93 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 317
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishunpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishunpur is the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 329.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kishunpur

Kishunpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kishunpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kishunpur from other places

Kishunpur lies about 36 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 4.6 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 Kishunpur
Nearest railway station Shivpur 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 6.9 km
Nearest town Churi 29 km
District headquarters Chatra 36 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kishunpur village had a population of 613. That makes it the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Kishunpur village has 317 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kishunpur is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishunpur covers 329.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kishunpur falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Shivpur, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kishunpur.

Kishunpur is about 36 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 4.6 km away. Tandwa is about 6.9 km away. Churi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokla Alias Kasidih (under 2 km), Serangdag (under 2 km) and Katahi Misraul (1.5 km).

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

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