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Kaparanda

Azamnagar mandal
Pincode 855113
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jubeda johur bano
Contact: 97****2786
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LGD code
225157
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population
1,661
Households
357
Literacy rate
35.3%
Sex ratio
858 ♀/1000♂
Workers
620
Distance to district centre
88 km
Distance to mandal centre
32 km
Distance to Patna
275 km
Distance to Kolkata
338 km
Nearest railway station
Bhawanipur Bihar · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Salmari · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kaparanda compares

By population, Kaparanda ranks #74 of 234 villages in Azamnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
35.3%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Kaparanda
35.3%
Azamnagar mandal
38.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−62 vs mandal average
Kaparanda
858
Azamnagar mandal
920
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kaparanda
4.7
Azamnagar mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kaparanda at a glance

Kaparanda is a village of 1,661 people in 357 households (Census 2011) in Azamnagar block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 74th-largest of 234 villages in Azamnagar block. Literacy is 35%, 3 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. It lies 88 km from the Katihar district centre, 4 km from Kusaha, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhawanipur Bihar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855113, served by Salmari post office; the LGD village code is 225157. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Salmari, 6 km away. The sarpanch is jubeda johur bano, and the village votes in Katihar assembly constituency, represented by Tarkishore Prasad. The population is estimated at 1,958 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mallikpur

Key facts — Kaparanda

LGD code
225157
Pincode
855113
Post office
Salmari
Population (Census 2011)
1,661
Population (projected 2026)
1,958
Households
357
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
858
Literacy rate
35.3%
Coordinates
25.58216°N, 87.88423°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Katihar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Katihar
Member of Parliament
Tariq Anwar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tarkishore Prasad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
jubeda johur bano
Block / Mandal
Azamnagar
Getting there

How to reach Kaparanda

Mandal centre
Azamnagar · ≈ 32 km
≈ 1 h 6 min by car · 1 h 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 88 km
≈ 3 h 2 min by car · 3 h 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,875 people
Kusaha · ≈ 3.7 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna275 kmcapital
  • Kolkata338 km
  • Delhi1109 km
  • Hyderabad1332 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhawanipur Bihar2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Salmari6 km
  • ATM / banksbi25 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance28 km
  • CollegeD S College31 km
  • Police stationPolice station32 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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