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About Kewali Village

Kewali is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 500 males and 480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Kewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewali village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 500
Female Population 480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kewali compares

By the 2011 count Kewali is the 68th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kewali

Kewali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kewali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewali from other places

Kewali lies about 25 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 1.6 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 Kewali
Nearest railway station Nadwan 1.6 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.8 km
District headquarters Patna 25 km

Villages closest to Kewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewali village had a population of 980. That makes it the 68th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Kewali village has 500 males and 480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewali has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Kewali covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewali falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kewali is Nadwan, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kewali.

Kewali is about 25 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewali is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 1.6 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 4.6 km away. Dhanarua is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keorha (under 2 km), Kosut (under 2 km) and Nadwan (1.8 km).

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

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