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About Kauwatal Village

Kauwatal is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 554 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwatal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 308.43 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 554
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauwatal compares

By the 2011 count Kauwatal is the 102nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 308.43 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kauwatal

Kauwatal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kauwatal as Available. 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 Kauwatal from other places

Kauwatal lies about 14 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 12 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 Kauwatal
Nearest railway station Gatora 12 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 14 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 19 km

Villages closest to Kauwatal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauwatal village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Kauwatal village has 554 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwatal has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kauwatal is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwatal covers 308.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauwatal falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauwatal is Gatora, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kauwatal.

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

Kauwatal is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 12 km away. Bilaspur is about 14 km away. Bilāspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareli (under 2 km), Jhalmala (1.7 km) and Pipranar (4.1 km).

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

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