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About Kahudag Village

Kahudag is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,330, made up of 2,244 males and 2,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844 hectares hectares.

Kahudag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahudag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 844 hectares
Population 4,330
Male Population 2,244
Female Population 2,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Kahudag compares

By the 2011 count Kahudag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 844 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kahudag

Kahudag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kahudag 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 Kahudag from other places

Kahudag lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 22 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 Kahudag
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 4.1 km
Nearest town Bagaha 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Paharpur 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Kahudag

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 Kahudag

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahudag village had a population of 4,330. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Kahudag village has 2,244 males and 2,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahudag has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Kahudag covers 844 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahudag falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahudag is Paharpur, about 22 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 Kahudag.

Kahudag is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahudag is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 4.1 km away. Bagaha is about 4.8 km away. Paharpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua (under 2 km), Haraia (1.9 km) and Nauagardan (2.1 km).

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

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