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About Lewai Village

Lewai is a mid sized village in Baloda tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 432 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lewai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Baloda
Pincode 495559
Area (hectares) 263.09 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 432
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lewai compares

By the 2011 count Lewai is the 43rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 263.09 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Lewai

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

Lewai lies about 24 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kothari Road, about 16 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 Lewai
Tehsil headquarters Baloda 9.8 km
Nearest town Bhelai 14 km
Nearest railway station Kothari Road 16 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 24 km

Villages closest to Lewai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lewai village had a population of 818. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Lewai village has 432 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lewai has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Lewai is 495559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lewai covers 263.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lewai falls under Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lewai is Kothari Road, about 16 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 Lewai.

Lewai is about 24 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lewai is in Baloda tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baloda is about 9.8 km away. Bhelai is about 14 km away. Kothari Road is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagdabri (1.8 km), Khisora (2.4 km) and Karma (2.8 km).

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

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