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About Kewla Kalan Village

Kewla Kalan is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 491 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares.

Kewla Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewla Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 491
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Kewla Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kewla Kalan is the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 931.

Getting to Kewla Kalan

Kewla Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kewla Kalan 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 Kewla Kalan from other places

Kewla Kalan lies about 79 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 37 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 Kewla Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 6.1 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 37 km
District headquarters Gaya 79 km

Villages closest to Kewla Kalan

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 Kewla Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewla Kalan village had a population of 919. That makes it the 50th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Kewla Kalan village has 491 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewla Kalan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Kewla Kalan covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kewla Kalan is Kajrat Nawadih, about 37 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 Kewla Kalan.

Kewla Kalan is about 79 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewla Kalan is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 6.1 km away. Nabīnagar is about 32 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathra (under 2 km), Bhangia (under 2 km) and Jhangat (1.9 km).

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

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