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About Lewai Village

Lewai is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 861 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lewai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lewai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 629.7 hectares
Population 1,725
Male Population 861
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lewai compares

By the 2011 count Lewai is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 629.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 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 Lewai from other places

Lewai lies about 74 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 5.8 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 Lewai
Nearest railway station Nipania 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 9.2 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 9.2 km
District headquarters Raipur 74 km

Villages closest to Lewai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 1,725. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Lewai village has 861 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lewai has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Lewai is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lewai covers 629.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lewai falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lewai is Nipania, about 5.8 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 Lewai.

Lewai is about 74 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lewai is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 5.8 km away. Bhatapara is about 9.2 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarhagaon (under 2 km), Kadar (under 2 km) and Singarpur (2.9 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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