About Kaunra Village

Kaunra is one of the larger villages in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,466, made up of 5,597 males and 4,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1137 hectares hectares.

Kaunra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaunra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Jagdishpur
Area (hectares)	1137 hectares
Population	10,466
Male Population	5,597
Female Population	4,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaunra compares

By the 2011 count Kaunra is the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents. Its 1137 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kaunra

Kaunra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaunra as Available within village. 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 Kaunra from other places

Kaunra lies about 130 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 16 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 Kaunra
Nearest town	Bangaon	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagdishpur	24 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	130 km

Villages closest to Kaunra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaunra village had a population of 10,466. That makes it the 4th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,181 residents.

Kaunra village has 5,597 males and 4,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaunra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Kaunra covers 1137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaunra falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaunra is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaunra.

Kaunra is about 130 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaunra is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bangaon is about 11 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 16 km away. Jagdishpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.