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About Qamariya Village

Qamariya is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 757 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Qamariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Qamariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 757
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Qamariya compares

By the 2011 count Qamariya is the 31st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Qamariya

Qamariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Qamariya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Qamariya from other places

Qamariya lies about 16 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 18 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 Qamariya
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 7.4 km
District headquarters Arwal 16 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 18 km

Villages closest to Qamariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Qamariya village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 31st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Qamariya village has 757 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Qamariya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Qamariya is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Qamariya covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Qamariya falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Qamariya is Jehanabad Court, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Qamariya.

Qamariya is about 16 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Qamariya is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 7.4 km away. Arwal is about 16 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Qamariya Chak (under 2 km), Helalpur (under 2 km) and Dakra (under 2 km).

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

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