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About Kauanagar Village

Kauanagar is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 384 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Kauanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauanagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 384
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kauanagar compares

By the 2011 count Kauanagar is the 77th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kauanagar

Kauanagar 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 Kauanagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kauanagar from other places

Kauanagar lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 11 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 Kauanagar
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Kauanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauanagar village had a population of 734. That makes it the 77th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Kauanagar village has 384 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauanagar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Kauanagar covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kauanagar falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauanagar is Dalkhola, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kauanagar.

Kauanagar is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauanagar is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 1.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 11 km away. Kasba 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 Harrampur (under 2 km), Baisi (1.7 km) and Hathi Bandha (1.7 km).

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

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