About Lewa Village

Lewa is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 329 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lewa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	821309
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	654
Male Population	329
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
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 Lewa compares

By the 2011 count Lewa is the 106th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 927.

Getting to Lewa

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

Lewa lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 13 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 Lewa
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	10 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	13 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	76 km

Villages closest to Lewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lewa village had a population of 654. That makes it the 106th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Lewa village has 329 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lewa has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Lewa is 821309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lewa covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lewa falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lewa is Bikramganj, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lewa.

Lewa is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lewa is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 10 km away. Bikramganj is about 13 km away. Nāsriganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.