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About Kauriya Village

Kauriya is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,346, made up of 2,323 males and 2,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.42 hectares hectares.

Kauriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 265.42 hectares
Population 4,346
Male Population 2,323
Female Population 2,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kauriya compares

By the 2011 count Kauriya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 265.42 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kauriya

Kauriya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kauriya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauriya from other places

Kauriya lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 2.0 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 Kauriya
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 1.6 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Shahganj Junction 2.0 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Kauriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauriya village had a population of 4,346. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Kauriya village has 2,323 males and 2,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauriya has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Kauriya covers 265.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kauriya falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kauriya is Shahganj Junction, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kauriya.

Kauriya is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauriya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj is about 1.6 km away. Shāhganj is about 1.6 km away. Shahganj Junction is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burhapur (under 2 km), Mohammadpur (under 2 km) and Samaisa (under 2 km).

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

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