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About Kawaiya Village

Kawaiya is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 558 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawaiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Pincode 854337
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 1,100
Male Population 558
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Kawaiya is the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kawaiya

Kawaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kawaiya as Available within <5 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 Kawaiya from other places

Kawaiya lies about 119 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dharhara, about 5.5 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 Kawaiya
Nearest railway station Dharhara 5.5 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasanganj 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 119 km

Villages closest to Kawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawaiya village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Kawaiya village has 558 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawaiya has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kawaiya is 854337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawaiya covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawaiya falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kawaiya is Dharhara, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance for Kawaiya.

Kawaiya is about 119 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawaiya is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Dharhara is about 5.5 km away. Jamālpur is about 12 km away. Hasanganj 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 Padampur (7.6 km), Bharsa (11 km) and Rampur (12 km).

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

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