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About Kodwa Village

Kodwa is a small village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 99 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kodwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kodwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 99
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kodwa compares

By the 2011 count Kodwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kodwa

Kodwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kodwa as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Kandaha, Kanwa Arazi, Kargaon and Karhara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kodwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kodwa village had a population of 198. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Kodwa village has 99 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kodwa has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kodwa is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kodwa covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kodwa falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The census record for Kodwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kodwa.

Kodwa is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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