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About Kauriya Village

Kauriya is one of the larger villages in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,075, made up of 6,430 males and 6,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 774 hectares
Population 13,075
Male Population 6,430
Female Population 6,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauriya compares

By the 2011 count Kauriya is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 774 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kauriya

Kauriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kauriya from other places

Kauriya lies about 35 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about under 2 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 Kauriya
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 6.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 20 km
District headquarters Siwan 35 km

Villages closest to Kauriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Kauriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauriya village had a population of 13,075. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Kauriya village has 6,430 males and 6,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauriya has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kauriya is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauriya covers 774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kauriya falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kauriya is Basantpur Halt, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kauriya.

Kauriya is about 35 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauriya is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 6.1 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Arazi Nagwa (under 2 km), Sughri (under 2 km) and Nagwa (under 2 km).

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

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