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About Kuhiya Village

Kuhiya is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 811 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.61 hectares hectares.

Kuhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 114.61 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 811
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuhiya compares

By the 2011 count Kuhiya is the 140th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 114.61 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kuhiya

The census records public bus service for Kuhiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kuhiya from other places

Kuhiya lies about 13 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 3.3 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 Kuhiya
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 3.3 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km

Villages closest to Kuhiya

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 Kuhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhiya village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 140th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Kuhiya village has 811 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhiya has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Kuhiya covers 114.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kuhiya is Mihrawan, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuhiya.

Kuhiya is about 13 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhiya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 3.3 km away. Jaunpur is about 13 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakhariya (under 2 km), Kareala (1.9 km) and Shakkarpur (2.0 km).

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

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