About Kochgawan Village

Kochgawan is one of the larger villages in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,396, made up of 2,803 males and 2,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Kochgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kochgawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Basantpur
Area (hectares)	244 hectares
Population	5,396
Male Population	2,803
Female Population	2,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kochgawan compares

By the 2011 count Kochgawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kochgawan

Kochgawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kochgawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kochgawan from other places

Kochgawan lies about 92 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 3.3 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 Kochgawan
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	11 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
District headquarters	Supaul	92 km

Villages closest to Kochgawan

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

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Common questions about Kochgawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kochgawan village had a population of 5,396. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Kochgawan village has 2,803 males and 2,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kochgawan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Kochgawan covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kochgawan falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kochgawan is Kusiargaon, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kochgawan.

Kochgawan is about 92 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kochgawan is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Kusiargaon is about 3.3 km away. Basantpur is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.