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About Kewla Village

Kewla is a mid sized village in Hulasganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 288 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Kewla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Hulasganj
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 288
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Kewla compares

By the 2011 count Kewla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kewla

Kewla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kewla 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 Kewla from other places

Kewla lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Hulasganj 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 12 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Kewla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewla village had a population of 543. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,983 residents.

Kewla village has 288 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewla has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Kewla covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewla falls under Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewla is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 12 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 Kewla.

Kewla is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewla is in Hulasganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Hulasganj is about 5.5 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godiha (under 2 km), Dadpur (under 2 km) and Bira (1.7 km).

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

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