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About Kauwal Village

Kauwal is a large village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,067 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauwal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 2,037
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kauwal compares

By the 2011 count Kauwal is the 6th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kauwal

Kauwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kauwal 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jharha, Karkata, Karma and Karnima. 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 Kauwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauwal village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 6th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Kauwal village has 1,067 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauwal has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kauwal is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauwal covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kauwal falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kauwal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kauwal is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu 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 Kauwal today is likely to be higher.

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