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About Chhotka Kewla Village

Chhotka Kewla is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 447 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Chhotka Kewla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotka Kewla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 447
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotka Kewla compares

By the 2011 count Chhotka Kewla is the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chhotka Kewla

Chhotka Kewla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhotka Kewla as Available within <5 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 Chhotka Kewla from other places

Chhotka Kewla lies about 60 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 41 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 Chhotka Kewla
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 15 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 28 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 41 km
District headquarters Gaya 60 km

Villages closest to Chhotka Kewla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumaria 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 Chhotka Kewla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotka Kewla village had a population of 839. That makes it the 55th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Chhotka Kewla village has 447 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotka Kewla has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Chhotka Kewla covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhotka Kewla falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhotka Kewla is Dev Road Halt, about 41 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhotka Kewla.

Chhotka Kewla is about 60 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotka Kewla is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 15 km away. Sherghāti is about 28 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachmah (4.9 km), Nagahari (5.3 km) and Maigara (5.5 km).

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

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