# Kauwal Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Kauwal

Kauwal is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **413 people in 72 households**, the 135th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 413people (2011)
- 72households
- 56.2%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Kauwal PIN code and other codes

Kauwal falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakri Guriya
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256058

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kauwal from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kauwal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kauwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pakridih
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raniganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kauwal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 63% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kauwal

Of every 100 households in Kauwal in 2011, 52 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kauwal · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kauwal?

■ Kauwal · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**991

Working population ****27.6%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 49.7% for women. 36% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (13%) · **■** Marginal 86 (75%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Imamganj

- Gajadharpur437 people
- Rampur427 people
- Chapri419 people
- Niman417 people
- Kesangha413 people
- Amauna403 people
- Meghathar396 people
- Bara386 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kauwal from Gaya?65 km by road
- What is the population of Kauwal?413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauwal in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kauwal?56.2% (Census 2011)