About Kerwar Village

Kerwar is one of the larger villages in Bisfi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,083, made up of 2,559 males and 2,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Bisfi
Pincode	847222
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	5,083
Male Population	2,559
Female Population	2,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerwar compares

By the 2011 count Kerwar is the 23rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kerwar

Kerwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kerwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kerwar from other places

Kerwar lies about 31 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 19 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 Kerwar
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bisfi	27 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	28 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	31 km

Villages closest to Kerwar

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

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Common questions about Kerwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerwar village had a population of 5,083. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents.

Kerwar village has 2,559 males and 2,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerwar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kerwar is 847222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerwar covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerwar falls under Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kerwar is Janakpur Road, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kerwar.

Kerwar is about 31 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kerwar is in Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district. Janakpur Road is about 19 km away. Bisfi is about 27 km away. Jainagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.