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About Kobwa Village

Kobwa is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 480 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kobwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kobwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805131
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 480
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kobwa compares

By the 2011 count Kobwa is the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 952.

Getting to Kobwa

Kobwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kobwa 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Khajuri, Khanpur, Kharanti and Khiri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kobwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kobwa village had a population of 914. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Kobwa village has 480 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kobwa has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Kobwa is 805131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kobwa covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kobwa falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Kobwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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 Kobwa.

Kobwa is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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