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About Kewali Village

Kewali is a large village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,192, made up of 1,672 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares.

Kewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewali village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares) 324 hectares
Population 3,192
Male Population 1,672
Female Population 1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kewali compares

By the 2011 count Kewali is the 14th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kewali

Kewali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kewali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewali from other places

Kewali lies about 6.0 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 4.7 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 Kewali
Nearest railway station Kastha 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaya Town C D Block 6.0 km
District headquarters Gaya 6.0 km

Villages closest to Kewali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Kewali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewali village had a population of 3,192. That makes it the 14th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Kewali village has 1,672 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewali has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Kewali covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kewali falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewali is Kastha, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kewali.

Kewali is about 6.0 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewali is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 4.7 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 6.0 km away. Gaya is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aradih (under 2 km), Bahadur Bigha (under 2 km) and Inglish (1.7 km).

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

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