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About Kauwatal Village

Kauwatal is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 507 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwatal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 256.13 hectares
Population 999
Male Population 507
Female Population 492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 62nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 256.13 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 1008.

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 39 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 37 km
District headquarters Raigarh 39 km

Villages closest to Kauwatal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 999. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kauwatal village has 507 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwatal has about 970 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kauwatal is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwatal covers 256.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauwatal falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauwatal is Kharsia, about 37 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 39 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauwatal is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 9.1 km away. Kharsia is about 37 km away. Raigarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahkampur (under 2 km), Suwatal (under 2 km) and Mauhapali (1.5 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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