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About Kewatna Village

Kewatna is one of the larger villages in Ghoghardiha tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,849, made up of 3,021 males and 2,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.1 hectares hectares.

Kewatna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewatna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ghoghardiha
Area (hectares) 439.1 hectares
Population 5,849
Male Population 3,021
Female Population 2,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewatna compares

By the 2011 count Kewatna is the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 439.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kewatna

Kewatna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewatna as Available within 10+ 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 Kewatna from other places

Kewatna lies about 34 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 6.3 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 Kewatna
Nearest railway station Ghogardiha 6.3 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoghardiha 34 km
District headquarters Madhubani 34 km

Villages closest to Kewatna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewatna village had a population of 5,849. That makes it the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Kewatna village has 3,021 males and 2,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewatna has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Kewatna covers 439.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kewatna falls under Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewatna is Ghogardiha, about 6.3 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 village for Kewatna.

Kewatna is about 34 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewatna is in Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district. Ghogardiha is about 6.3 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Ghoghardiha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiritpur (under 2 km), Bishuharia (under 2 km) and Az Rakbe Sudai (2.0 km).

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

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