About Kewal Village

Kewal is a small village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 53 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Kewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	30 hectares
Population	96
Male Population	53
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	811
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewal compares

By the 2011 count Kewal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kewal

Kewal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kewal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kewal from other places

Kewal lies about 12 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 6.8 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 Kewal
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bandhua	6.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	12 km

Villages closest to Kewal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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.

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Common questions about Kewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewal village had a population of 96. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Kewal village has 53 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewal has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Kewal covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewal falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewal is Bandhua, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kewal.

Kewal is about 12 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewal is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.4 km away. Bandhua is about 6.8 km away. Gaya is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.