About Kau Village

Kau is a small village in Ravong tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 211 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kau village
Description	Value
State	Sikkim
District	South District
Tehsil	Ravong
Pincode	737134
Area (hectares)	246.67 hectares
Population	399
Male Population	211
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Kau compares

By the 2011 count Kau is the 40th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents. Its 246.67 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Kau

Kau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kau 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 Dalep, Deu, Deythang and Gagyong. 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.

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Common questions about Kau

As per the Census of India 2011, Kau village had a population of 399. That makes it the 40th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,042 residents.

Kau village has 211 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kau has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Kau is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kau covers 246.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kau falls under Ravong tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Kau 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 Kau.

Kau is in Ravong tehsil of South District 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.