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About Kadwa Village

Kadwa is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,546, made up of 1,844 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854318
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 3,546
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kadwa compares

By the 2011 count Kadwa is the 42nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kadwa

Kadwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kadwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadwa from other places

Kadwa lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 1.8 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 Kadwa
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 1.8 km
District headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 15 km

Villages closest to Kadwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwa village had a population of 3,546. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kadwa village has 1,844 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kadwa is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadwa covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kadwa falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kadwa is Haldita Bihar, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kadwa.

Kadwa is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwa is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 1.8 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahmadpur Pahi (under 2 km), Motiari (2.3 km) and Dhama (2.5 km).

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

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