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About Kaithwar Village

Kaithwar is one of the larger villages in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,810, made up of 4,021 males and 3,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 726 hectares hectares.

Kaithwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaithwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Area (hectares) 726 hectares
Population 7,810
Male Population 4,021
Female Population 3,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaithwar compares

By the 2011 count Kaithwar is the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 726 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kaithwar

Kaithwar 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 Kaithwar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaithwar from other places

Kaithwar lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 6.6 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 Kaithwar
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 6.6 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Kaithwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaithwar village had a population of 7,810. That makes it the 4th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Kaithwar village has 4,021 males and 3,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaithwar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Kaithwar covers 726 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaithwar falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaithwar is Lohna Road, about 6.6 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 village for Kaithwar.

Kaithwar is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaithwar is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 2.6 km away. Lohna Road is about 6.6 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Sirampur (1.6 km).

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

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