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About Kewan Village

Kewan is a small village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 199 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.6 hectares hectares.

Kewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Rajnagar
Area (hectares) 203.6 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 199
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Kewan compares

By the 2011 count Kewan is the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 203.6 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kewan

Kewan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kewan 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 Kewan from other places

Kewan lies about 12 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 2.7 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 Kewan
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 2.7 km
District headquarters Madhubani 12 km

Villages closest to Kewan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewan village had a population of 410. That makes it the 56th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Kewan village has 199 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewan has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kewan covers 203.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewan falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewan is Rajanagar, about 2.7 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 Kewan.

Kewan is about 12 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewan is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajnagar is about 2.3 km away. Rajanagar is about 2.7 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichrikanungoe (under 2 km), Satghara (1.8 km) and Koilpar (2.3 km).

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

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