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About Kunarpur Village

Kunarpur is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 724, made up of 358 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 724
Male Population 358
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Kunarpur compares

By the 2011 count Kunarpur is the 38th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kunarpur

Kunarpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunarpur 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 Kunarpur from other places

Kunarpur lies about 48 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 8.5 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 Kunarpur
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 8.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 20 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 48 km

Villages closest to Kunarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunarpur village had a population of 724. That makes it the 38th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kunarpur village has 358 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunarpur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kunarpur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunarpur covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunarpur falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kunarpur is Barharwa Junction, about 8.5 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 Kunarpur.

Kunarpur is about 48 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunarpur is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 6.9 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 8.5 km away. Farakka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chutia (under 2 km), Atgawan (under 2 km) and Telbhita (under 2 km).

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

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