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About Kewa Village

Kewa is a small village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 228 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 229.199 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 228
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewa compares

By the 2011 count Kewa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 229.199 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kewa

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

Kewa lies about 13 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Deori, about 11 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 Kewa
Nearest railway station Saragaon Deori 11 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 14 km

Villages closest to Kewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewa village had a population of 474. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Kewa village has 228 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewa has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kewa is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewa covers 229.199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewa falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kewa is Saragaon Deori, about 11 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 Kewa.

Kewa is about 13 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewa is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Deori is about 11 km away. Chāmpa is about 12 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhada (1.9 km), Akaltari (3.7 km) and Bhaisda (4.3 km).

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

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