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About Rewai Village

Rewai is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,806, made up of 1,465 males and 1,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Rewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rewai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 2,806
Male Population 1,465
Female Population 1,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rewai compares

By the 2011 count Rewai is the 19th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Rewai

Rewai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rewai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rewai from other places

Rewai lies about 29 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 16 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 Rewai
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 6.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Ner Halt 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 29 km

Villages closest to Rewai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rewai village had a population of 2,806. That makes it the 19th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Rewai village has 1,465 males and 1,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rewai has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Rewai covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rewai falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rewai is Ner Halt, about 16 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 village for Rewai.

Rewai is about 29 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rewai is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 6.8 km away. Tekāri is about 6.8 km away. Ner Halt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhtiarpur (under 2 km), Kuseta (under 2 km) and Mau (under 2 km).

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

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