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About Kewanchhi Village

Kewanchhi is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 418 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewanchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewanchhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495222
Area (hectares) 202.68 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 418
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kewanchhi compares

By the 2011 count Kewanchhi is the 64th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 202.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kewanchhi

Kewanchhi 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 Kewanchhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kewanchhi from other places

Kewanchhi lies about 19 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 3.8 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 Kewanchhi
Tehsil headquarters Bilha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Belha 3.8 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 19 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 19 km

Villages closest to Kewanchhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewanchhi village had a population of 846. That makes it the 64th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Kewanchhi village has 418 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewanchhi has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kewanchhi is 495222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewanchhi covers 202.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewanchhi falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kewanchhi is Belha, about 3.8 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kewanchhi.

Kewanchhi is about 19 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewanchhi is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about under 2 km away. Belha is about 3.8 km away. Bilaspur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendarwa (under 2 km), Athulkapa (1.8 km) and Sambalpuri (1.8 km).

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

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