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About Kawadpur Village

Kawadpur is one of the larger villages in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,434, made up of 3,917 males and 3,517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.2 hectares hectares.

Kawadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 190.2 hectares
Population 7,434
Male Population 3,917
Female Population 3,517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawadpur compares

By the 2011 count Kawadpur is the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 190.2 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Kawadpur

Kawadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kawadpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kawadpur from other places

Kawadpur lies about 18 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 6.2 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 Kawadpur
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kajra 6.2 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 18 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 18 km

Villages closest to Kawadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawadpur village had a population of 7,434. That makes it the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Kawadpur village has 3,917 males and 3,517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawadpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Kawadpur covers 190.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kawadpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kawadpur is Kajra, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kawadpur.

Kawadpur is about 18 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawadpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 4.4 km away. Kajra is about 6.2 km away. Lakhisarai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpur (under 2 km), Bansipur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (2.6 km).

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

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