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About Kishunpur Village

Kishunpur is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 268 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Kishunpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kishunpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 268
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

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 Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Rania 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 19 km
District headquarters Khunti 36 km

Villages closest to Kishunpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rania 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 570. That makes it the 30th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Kishunpur village has 268 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kishunpur has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Kishunpur covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kishunpur falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kishunpur is Pakra, about 19 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 Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kishunpur is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 1.9 km away. Pakra is about 19 km away. Khunti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudibir (under 2 km), Garhsidam (under 2 km) and Belsiyangarh (1.6 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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