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About Kewatgawan Village

Kewatgawan is a large village in Kumarkhand tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,542, made up of 1,856 males and 1,686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.85 hectares hectares.

Kewatgawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewatgawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Kumarkhand
Area (hectares) 376.85 hectares
Population 3,542
Male Population 1,856
Female Population 1,686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewatgawan compares

By the 2011 count Kewatgawan is the 20th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents. Its 376.85 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Kewatgawan

Kewatgawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewatgawan 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 Kewatgawan from other places

Kewatgawan lies about 19 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 9.0 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 Kewatgawan
Nearest town Murlīganj 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Deenapatti 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumarkhand 9.1 km
District headquarters Madhepura 19 km

Villages closest to Kewatgawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewatgawan village had a population of 3,542. That makes it the 20th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,459 residents.

Kewatgawan village has 1,856 males and 1,686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewatgawan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Kewatgawan covers 376.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kewatgawan falls under Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewatgawan is Deenapatti, about 9.0 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 Kewatgawan.

Kewatgawan is about 19 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewatgawan is in Kumarkhand tehsil of Madhepura district. Murlīganj is about 8.0 km away. Deenapatti is about 9.0 km away. Kumarkhand is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Korlahi (1.8 km), Bishunpur Korlahi Arazi (1.8 km) and Bishunpur Korlahi Chakla (1.8 km).

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

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