About Kosiawan Village

Kosiawan is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 283 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Kosiawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosiawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Kako
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	555
Male Population	283
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
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 Kosiawan compares

By the 2011 count Kosiawan is the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kosiawan

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

Kosiawan lies about 26 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 3.4 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 Kosiawan
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	3.4 km
Nearest town	Hilsa	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kako	18 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	26 km

Villages closest to Kosiawan

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

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Common questions about Kosiawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosiawan village had a population of 555. That makes it the 77th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Kosiawan village has 283 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosiawan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Kosiawan covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosiawan falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kosiawan is Ekangarsarai, about 3.4 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 Kosiawan.

Kosiawan is about 26 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kosiawan is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ekangarsarai is about 3.4 km away. Hilsa is about 8.4 km away. Kako is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.