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About Kaurihar Village

Kaurihar is one of the larger villages in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,703, made up of 5,121 males and 4,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaurihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaurihar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 9,703
Male Population 5,121
Female Population 4,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaurihar compares

By the 2011 count Kaurihar is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Kaurihar

Kaurihar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kaurihar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaurihar from other places

Kaurihar lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran. 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 Kaurihar
Tehsil headquarters Raxaul 1.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Kaurihar

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 Kaurihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaurihar village had a population of 9,703. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Kaurihar village has 5,121 males and 4,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaurihar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

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

Kaurihar covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Kaurihar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaurihar.

Kaurihar is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaurihar is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 1.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangarhwa (under 2 km), Kananaparshotimpur (1.8 km) and Jakiyari (2.4 km).

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

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