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About Kahuwa Village

Kahuwa is a mid sized village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 726 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Kahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahuwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 726
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kahuwa is the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kahuwa

The census records public bus service for Kahuwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kahuwa from other places

Kahuwa lies about 50 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 8.7 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
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Harnagar 8.7 km
Nearest town Bangaon 20 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 50 km

Villages closest to Kahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahuwa village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Kahuwa village has 726 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahuwa has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Kahuwa covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kahuwa falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahuwa is Harnagar, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kahuwa is about 50 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 Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 6.2 km away. Harnagar is about 8.7 km away. Bangaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasopur (under 2 km), Arazi Bangrasi (1.6 km) and Bangrasi (1.6 km).

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

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