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About Kauria Village

Kauria is a large village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,168, made up of 2,212 males and 1,956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Medininagar
Pincode 822132
Area (hectares) 616 hectares
Population 4,168
Male Population 2,212
Female Population 1,956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kauria compares

By the 2011 count Kauria is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kauria

Kauria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kauria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauria from other places

Kauria lies about 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 10 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 Kauria
Nearest railway station Chegro 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Medininagar 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 32 km

Villages closest to Kauria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauria village had a population of 4,168. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Kauria village has 2,212 males and 1,956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauria has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kauria is 822132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauria covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauria falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kauria is Chegro, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kauria.

Kauria is about 32 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauria is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 23 km away. Medininagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sua (5.0 km), Kasia (9.7 km) and Madhunebhi (9.8 km).

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

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