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About Kavaia Village

Kavaia is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,430, made up of 3,321 males and 3,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 748 hectares hectares.

Kavaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 748 hectares
Population 6,430
Male Population 3,321
Female Population 3,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kavaia compares

By the 2011 count Kavaia is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 748 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kavaia

Kavaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kavaia 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 Kavaia from other places

Kavaia lies about 8.4 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 5.6 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 Kavaia
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 8.4 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.4 km

Villages closest to Kavaia

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 Kavaia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavaia village had a population of 6,430. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Kavaia village has 3,321 males and 3,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Kavaia covers 748 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kavaia is Ranipatra, about 5.6 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 <5 km distance for Kavaia.

Kavaia is about 8.4 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavaia is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 5.6 km away. Purnia East is about 8.4 km away. Purnia is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harda (1.8 km), Arazi Pirganj (1.9 km) and Pirganj (1.9 km).

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

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