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About Kongabera Village

Kongabera is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 79 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongabera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongabera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 78.07 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 79
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kongabera compares

By the 2011 count Kongabera is the 99th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 78.07 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kongabera

Kongabera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kongabera as Available within 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 Kongabera from other places

Kongabera lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 6.4 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 Kongabera
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 9.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 16 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Kongabera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongabera village had a population of 161. That makes it the 99th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Kongabera village has 79 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongabera has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kongabera is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongabera covers 78.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kongabera falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kongabera is Tinpahar Junction, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kongabera.

Kongabera is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongabera is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 6.4 km away. Taljhari is about 9.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathargama (under 2 km), Guti (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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