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About Khewali Village

Khewali is a large village in Chaugain tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,800, made up of 1,433 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Khewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khewali village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Chaugain
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 2,800
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khewali compares

By the 2011 count Khewali is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Khewali

Khewali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khewali as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khewali from other places

Khewali lies about 24 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 9.0 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 Khewali
Tehsil headquarters Chaugain 3.8 km
Nearest town Dumraon 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Twining Ganj 9.0 km
District headquarters Buxar 24 km

Villages closest to Khewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khewali village had a population of 2,800. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Khewali village has 1,433 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khewali has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Khewali covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khewali falls under Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khewali is Twining Ganj, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 <5 km distance for Khewali.

Khewali is about 24 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khewali is in Chaugain tehsil of Buxar district. Chaugain is about 3.8 km away. Dumraon is about 8.3 km away. Twining Ganj is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panrepur (2.2 km), Amsari (2.4 km) and Nokhpura (2.8 km).

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

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