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About Kauri Village

Kauri is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 697 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.41 hectares hectares.

Kauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 191.41 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 697
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauri compares

By the 2011 count Kauri is the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 191.41 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kauri

Kauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kauri from other places

Kauri lies about 50 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 18 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 Kauri
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 8.3 km
Nearest town Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 18 km
District headquarters Patna 50 km

Villages closest to Kauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauri village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Kauri village has 697 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauri has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Kauri covers 191.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauri falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauri is Jehanabad, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kauri.

Kauri is about 50 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauri is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 8.3 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Jehanabad 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 Parasrampur (under 2 km), Kalhe Kurha (under 2 km) and Dahia (under 2 km).

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

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