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About Kewanchhi Village

Kewanchhi is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,427, made up of 714 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewanchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewanchhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 794.62 hectares
Population 1,427
Male Population 714
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewanchhi compares

By the 2011 count Kewanchhi is the 41st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 794.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kewanchhi

Kewanchhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewanchhi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kewanchhi from other places

Kewanchhi lies about 71 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 38 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 Bemetara 8.5 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 38 km
District headquarters Durg 71 km

Villages closest to Kewanchhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara 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 1,427. That makes it the 41st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Kewanchhi village has 714 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewanchhi has about 999 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kewanchhi is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewanchhi covers 794.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kewanchhi falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kewanchhi is Hathbandh, about 38 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 village for Kewanchhi.

Kewanchhi is about 71 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewanchhi is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 8.5 km away. Bemetāra is about 8.5 km away. Hathbandh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singpur (1.8 km), Jhal (3.0 km) and Khandsara (3.0 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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