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About Kundilwa Village

Kundilwa is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 409 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Kundilwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundilwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 409
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 Kundilwa compares

By the 2011 count Kundilwa is the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kundilwa

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

Kundilwa lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 23 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 Kundilwa
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 7.1 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Kundilwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundilwa village had a population of 773. That makes it the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kundilwa village has 409 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundilwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Kundilwa covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kundilwa falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kundilwa is Kastha, about 23 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 Kundilwa.

Kundilwa is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundilwa is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 7.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Kastha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariaura (under 2 km), Habibpur (under 2 km) and Kurumdih (under 2 km).

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

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