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About Kaujia Village

Kaujia is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,706, made up of 1,442 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.8 hectares hectares.

Kaujia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaujia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 266.8 hectares
Population 2,706
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kaujia compares

By the 2011 count Kaujia is the 16th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 266.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Kaujia

The census records public bus service for Kaujia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kaujia from other places

Kaujia lies about 48 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 9.5 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 Kaujia
Nearest railway station Hatwar 9.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 48 km

Villages closest to Kaujia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaujia village had a population of 2,706. That makes it the 16th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Kaujia village has 1,442 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaujia has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Kaujia covers 266.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaujia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaujia is Hatwar, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaujia.

Kaujia is about 48 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaujia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 9.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 14 km away. Baisa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (under 2 km), Majhgaon (under 2 km) and Kolha (1.7 km).

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

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