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About Kauriya Village

Kauriya is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,208, made up of 1,152 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191 hectares hectares.

Kauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 191 hectares
Population 2,208
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kauriya compares

By the 2011 count Kauriya is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 191 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kauriya

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

How far is Kauriya from other places

Kauriya lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 13 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 Kauriya
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 13 km
Nearest town Arāria 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 31 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kauriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauriya village had a population of 2,208. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Kauriya village has 1,152 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauriya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Kauriya covers 191 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauriya falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauriya is Satar Halt, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Kauriya.

Kauriya is about 31 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauriya is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Satar Halt is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Behea is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaudar Chak Tal (6.7 km), Gaudar Rudar Nagar (6.7 km) and Bara (8.4 km).

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

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