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About Kauaha Village

Kauaha is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 296 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Kauaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 296
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kauaha compares

By the 2011 count Kauaha is the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kauaha

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

How far is Kauaha from other places

Kauaha lies about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 3.8 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 Kauaha
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 7.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 16 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Kauaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauaha village had a population of 566. That makes it the 100th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Kauaha village has 296 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauaha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Kauaha covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauaha falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauaha is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance for Kauaha.

Kauaha is about 29 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauaha is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 3.8 km away. Gaunaha is about 7.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairatwa (1.9 km), Kehunia Dih (2.0 km) and Pahkaul (2.0 km).

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

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