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About Kahla Village

Kahla is one of the larger villages in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,652, made up of 3,695 males and 3,957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares.

Kahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 676 hectares
Population 7,652
Male Population 3,695
Female Population 3,957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kahla compares

By the 2011 count Kahla is the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kahla

Kahla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kahla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kahla from other places

Kahla lies about 14 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 3.1 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 Kahla
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 4.4 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 14 km

Villages closest to Kahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahla village had a population of 7,652. That makes it the 5th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Kahla village has 3,695 males and 3,957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahla has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Kahla covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kahla falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kahla is Ratan Sarai, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kahla.

Kahla is about 14 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahla is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 3.1 km away. Barauli is about 4.4 km away. Gopalganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (under 2 km), Babhnauli (1.6 km) and Maranpur (1.7 km).

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

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