About Kahuwa Village

Kahuwa is a large village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,764, made up of 1,851 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahuwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Pincode	847103
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	3,764
Male Population	1,851
Female Population	1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kahuwa is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kahuwa

Kahuwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kahuwa 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahuwa from other places

Kahuwa lies about 34 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 7.1 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 Kahuwa
Nearest railway station	Biraul	7.1 km
Nearest town	Benipur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	34 km

Villages closest to Kahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahuwa village had a population of 3,764. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Kahuwa village has 1,851 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahuwa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kahuwa is 847103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahuwa covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahuwa falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahuwa is Biraul, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kahuwa.

Kahuwa is about 34 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahuwa is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 7.1 km away. Benipur is about 8.5 km away. Darbhanga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.