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About Kadgawan Village

Kadgawan is a large village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,033, made up of 1,581 males and 1,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Kadgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 363 hectares
Population 3,033
Male Population 1,581
Female Population 1,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Kadgawan compares

By the 2011 count Kadgawan is the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kadgawan

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

Kadgawan lies about 14 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 8.3 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 Kadgawan
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 8.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 14 km

Villages closest to Kadgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadgawan village had a population of 3,033. That makes it the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Kadgawan village has 1,581 males and 1,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadgawan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Kadgawan covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kadgawan falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kadgawan is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 8.3 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 Kadgawan.

Kadgawan is about 14 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadgawan is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 5.0 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 8.3 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balua (2.0 km), Mankol (2.1 km) and Khunti Hasaili (2.1 km).

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

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