About Kewai Village

Kewai is a mid sized village in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,842, made up of 951 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Noorsarai
Pincode	803114
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,842
Male Population	951
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Kewai compares

By the 2011 count Kewai is the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 141 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 927.

Getting to Kewai

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

Kewai lies about 3.3 km from Nalanda. 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 Kewai
Tehsil headquarters	Noorsarai	3.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	3.3 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	8.4 km

Villages closest to Kewai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewai village had a population of 1,842. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Kewai village has 951 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewai has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Kewai is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewai covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kewai falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kewai notes the nearest railway station 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 Kewai.

Kewai is about 3.3 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewai is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Noorsarai is about 3.3 km away. Nalanda is about 3.3 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.