About Kahalgaian Village

Kahalgaian is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 258 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahalgaian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahalgaian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Pincode	813210
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	258
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahalgaian compares

By the 2011 count Kahalgaian is the 62nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kahalgaian

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

How far is Kahalgaian from other places

Kahalgaian lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 12 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 Kahalgaian
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	12 km
Nearest town	Purāini	14 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	20 km

Villages closest to Kahalgaian

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

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Common questions about Kahalgaian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahalgaian village had a population of 501. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Kahalgaian village has 258 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahalgaian has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kahalgaian is 813210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahalgaian covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahalgaian falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahalgaian is Ghogha, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kahalgaian.

Kahalgaian is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahalgaian is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 6.9 km away. Ghogha is about 12 km away. Purāini is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.