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About Kanipahar Village

Kanipahar is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 28 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 28
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanipahar compares

By the 2011 count Kanipahar is the 141st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kanipahar

Kanipahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanipahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanipahar from other places

Kanipahar lies about 9.1 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 3.7 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 Kanipahar
Nearest railway station Karamtola 3.7 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 10 km

Villages closest to Kanipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanipahar village had a population of 56. That makes it the 141st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Kanipahar village has 28 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanipahar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kanipahar is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanipahar covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanipahar falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanipahar is Karamtola, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kanipahar.

Kanipahar is about 9.1 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanipahar is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karamtola is about 3.7 km away. Sahibganj is about 9.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonda (under 2 km), Rosoi (under 2 km) and Kasarbita (under 2 km).

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

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