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About Kishanpur Village

Kishanpur is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 311 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kishanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 162.15 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 311
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kishanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kishanpur is the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 162.15 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 within 10+ km distance. 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 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 24 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 Gawan 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 24 km
Nearest town Kodarma 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 69 km

Villages closest to Kishanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 640. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Kishanpur village has 311 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishanpur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kishanpur is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kishanpur covers 162.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishanpur falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kishanpur is Maheshpur, about 24 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 village for Kishanpur.

Kishanpur is about 69 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishanpur is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 7.9 km away. Maheshpur is about 24 km away. Kodarma is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongaria (under 2 km), Mahatpur (under 2 km) and Hariharpur (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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