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About Kauriya Village

Kauriya is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 373 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Kauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 373
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauriya compares

By the 2011 count Kauriya is the 89th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kauriya

Kauriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kauriya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kauriya from other places

Kauriya lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 20 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 Kauriya
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 6.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Kauriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauriya village had a population of 760. That makes it the 89th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Kauriya village has 373 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauriya has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Kauriya covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauriya falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauriya is Ismailpur, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Kauriya.

Kauriya is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauriya is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 6.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Ismailpur 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 Jalpa (under 2 km), Kathautiya (under 2 km) and Guraru (under 2 km).

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

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