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About Kewaia Village

Kewaia is a small village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 133 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewaia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 125.37 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 133
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewaia compares

By the 2011 count Kewaia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 125.37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kewaia

Kewaia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewaia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewaia from other places

Kewaia lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 23 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 Kewaia
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 5.9 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Belha 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Kewaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewaia village had a population of 260. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Kewaia village has 133 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewaia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kewaia is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewaia covers 125.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewaia falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kewaia is Belha, about 23 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kewaia.

Kewaia is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewaia is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 5.9 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Belha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Petulkapa (under 2 km), Jareli (under 2 km) and Parsada (1.8 km).

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

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