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About Kaswan Village

Kaswan is one of the larger villages in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,106, made up of 3,179 males and 2,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaswan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804427
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 6,106
Male Population 3,179
Female Population 2,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaswan compares

By the 2011 count Kaswan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kaswan

Kaswan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaswan as Available within village. 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 Kaswan from other places

Kaswan lies about 7.0 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 6.6 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 Kaswan
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 6.6 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 7.0 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Kaswan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Kaswan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaswan village had a population of 6,106. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Kaswan village has 3,179 males and 2,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaswan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Kaswan is 804427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaswan covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaswan falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaswan is Jehanabad Court, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaswan.

Kaswan is about 7.0 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaswan is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad Court is about 6.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 7.0 km away. Jahānābād is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarta (2.2 km), Shahmahmad Bigha (2.9 km) and Dhana Dihri (2.9 km).

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

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