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About Kauwadhangar Village

Kauwadhangar is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,123 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwadhangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwadhangar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kauwadhangar compares

By the 2011 count Kauwadhangar is the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kauwadhangar

Kauwadhangar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauwadhangar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauwadhangar from other places

Kauwadhangar lies about 38 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 3.0 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 Kauwadhangar
Nearest railway station Bhelwa 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 5.4 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 38 km

Villages closest to Kauwadhangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauwadhangar village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Kauwadhangar village has 1,123 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwadhangar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Kauwadhangar is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwadhangar covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauwadhangar falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauwadhangar is Bhelwa, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kauwadhangar.

Kauwadhangar is about 38 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauwadhangar is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about 3.0 km away. Raxaul is about 5.4 km away. Purba Champaran is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa (under 2 km), Saunaha (1.7 km) and Lachhamanwa (1.7 km).

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

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