About Kawa Village

Kawa is one of the larger villages in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,445, made up of 2,820 males and 2,625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 500 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	500 hectares
Population	5,445
Male Population	2,820
Female Population	2,625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kawa compares

By the 2011 count Kawa is the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 500 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kawa

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

Kawa lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 2.3 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 Kawa
Nearest railway station	Hilsa	2.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Kawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawa village had a population of 5,445. That makes it the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Kawa village has 2,820 males and 2,625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawa has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kawa is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawa covers 500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kawa falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kawa is Hilsa, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kawa.

Kawa 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.

Kawa is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.