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About Kauni Village

Kauni is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 219 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Kauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 219
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauni compares

By the 2011 count Kauni is the 132nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Kauni

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

How far is Kauni from other places

Kauni lies about 79 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 20 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 Kauni
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 9.0 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 19 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 79 km

Villages closest to Kauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauni village had a population of 437. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Kauni village has 219 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauni has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Kauni covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauni falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauni is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Kauni.

Kauni is about 79 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauni is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 9.0 km away. Bikramganj is about 19 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilbila (under 2 km), Dalipur (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (under 2 km).

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

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