About Kauwajhar Village

Kauwajhar is a mid sized village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,516, made up of 765 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwajhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Mahasamund
Pincode	494230
Area (hectares)	388.01 hectares
Population	1,516
Male Population	765
Female Population	751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauwajhar compares

By the 2011 count Kauwajhar is the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 388.01 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kauwajhar

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

Kauwajhar lies about 12 km from Mahāsamund, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 11 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 Kauwajhar
Nearest railway station	Mahasamund	11 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	12 km

Villages closest to Kauwajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauwajhar village had a population of 1,516. That makes it the 40th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kauwajhar village has 765 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwajhar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kauwajhar is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwajhar covers 388.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauwajhar falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauwajhar is Mahasamund, about 11 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 village for Kauwajhar.

Kauwajhar is about 12 km from Mahāsamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauwajhar is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Mahasamund is about 11 km away. Mahāsamund is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.