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About Kadwadangi Village

Kadwadangi is a small village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 127 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares.

Kadwadangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadwadangi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 127
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kadwadangi compares

By the 2011 count Kadwadangi is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kadwadangi

Kadwadangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kadwadangi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kadwadangi from other places

Kadwadangi lies about 16 km from Purnia. 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 Kadwadangi
Nearest town Kasba 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Kadwadangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Kadwadangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadwadangi village had a population of 246. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Kadwadangi village has 127 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadwadangi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Kadwadangi covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kadwadangi falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Kadwadangi notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kadwadangi.

Kadwadangi is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadwadangi is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 6.3 km away. Purnia East is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tira (7.1 km), Sikandarpur (7.2 km) and Dagarua (9.2 km).

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

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