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About Kaila Village

Kaila is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,959, made up of 3,018 males and 2,941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Kaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 5,959
Male Population 3,018
Female Population 2,941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kaila compares

By the 2011 count Kaila is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kaila

Kaila is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaila as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaila from other places

Kaila lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 6.5 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 Kaila
Nearest railway station Rukhai Halt 6.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 19 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Kaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaila village had a population of 5,959. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Kaila village has 3,018 males and 2,941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaila has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Kaila covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaila falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaila is Rukhai Halt, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaila.

Kaila is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaila is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Rukhai Halt is about 6.5 km away. Hilsa is about 13 km away. Asthawan is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (8.1 km), Madarpur (8.3 km) and Bhairo Bigha (14 km).

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

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