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About Kawai Village

Kawai is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 907 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1533.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 1533.68 hectares
Population 1,828
Male Population 907
Female Population 921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kawai compares

By the 2011 count Kawai is the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1533.68 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kawai

Kawai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kawai 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. The nearest villages by name are Jurudand, Kaliya, Kamarima and Kandrai. 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 Kawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawai village had a population of 1,828. That makes it the 25th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kawai village has 907 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawai has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kawai is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawai covers 1533.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kawai falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kawai notes the nearest railway station 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 Kawai.

Kawai is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur 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 Kawai today is likely to be higher.

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