About Kunawa Village

Kunawa is one of the larger villages in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,275, made up of 3,731 males and 3,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.1 hectares hectares.

Kunawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunawa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chakia
Area (hectares)	125.1 hectares
Population	7,275
Male Population	3,731
Female Population	3,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunawa compares

By the 2011 count Kunawa is the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 125.1 hectares work out to about 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kunawa

Kunawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kunawa as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunawa from other places

Kunawa lies about 33 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 3.2 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 Kunawa
Nearest railway station	Kesariya	3.2 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	33 km

Villages closest to Kunawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunawa village had a population of 7,275. That makes it the 5th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Kunawa village has 3,731 males and 3,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunawa has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Kunawa covers 125.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 58 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kunawa falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kunawa is Kesariya, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kunawa.

Kunawa is about 33 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunawa is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 3.2 km away. Sāhibganj is about 11 km away. Chakia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.