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About Kauwadih Village

Kauwadih is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 309 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 297.2 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 309
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauwadih compares

By the 2011 count Kauwadih is the 105th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 297.2 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kauwadih

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

Kauwadih lies about 67 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 27 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 Kauwadih
Tehsil headquarters Palari 5.4 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 67 km

Villages closest to Kauwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauwadih village had a population of 620. That makes it the 105th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Kauwadih village has 309 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwadih has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kauwadih is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwadih covers 297.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauwadih falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kauwadih is Bhatapara, about 27 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 Kauwadih.

Kauwadih is about 67 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauwadih is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 5.4 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 8.0 km away. Bhatapara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshla (under 2 km), Kesla (under 2 km) and Amera (2.1 km).

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

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