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About Kauhar Village

Kauhar is a large village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,859, made up of 1,371 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.77 hectares hectares.

Kauhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 542.77 hectares
Population 2,859
Male Population 1,371
Female Population 1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kauhar compares

By the 2011 count Kauhar is the 29th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 542.77 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kauhar

Kauhar 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 Kauhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kauhar from other places

Kauhar lies about 33 km from Sultanpur. 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 Kauhar
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 6.4 km
Nearest town Jais 20 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 33 km

Villages closest to Kauhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauhar village had a population of 2,859. That makes it the 29th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Kauhar village has 1,371 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauhar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Kauhar covers 542.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kauhar falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Kauhar notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kauhar.

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

Kauhar is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Gauriganj is about 6.4 km away. Jais is about 20 km away. Sultanpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewar Dewakali (under 2 km), Juryapur (1.9 km) and Gopalipur (2.2 km).

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

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