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About Kadal Village

Kadal is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 156 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1162 hectares hectares.

Kadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 1162 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 156
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadal compares

By the 2011 count Kadal is the 99th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1162 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kadal

Kadal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kadal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadal from other places

Kadal lies about 41 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 30 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 Kadal
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 8.4 km
Nearest town Bagaha 13 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 41 km

Villages closest to Kadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadal village had a population of 326. That makes it the 99th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Kadal village has 156 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadal has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Kadal covers 1162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kadal falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kadal is Paharpur, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kadal.

Kadal is about 41 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadal is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 8.4 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Paharpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsuddi (under 2 km), Chordaha (3.0 km) and Gular Bed (3.2 km).

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

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