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About Kewali Village

Kewali is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 428 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 277.69 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 428
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewali compares

By the 2011 count Kewali is the 72nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 277.69 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kewali

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

Kewali lies about 96 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 31 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 Kewali
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 31 km
Nearest town Medininagar 40 km
District headquarters Surguja 96 km

Villages closest to Kewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewali village had a population of 823. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Kewali village has 428 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewali has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kewali is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewali covers 277.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewali falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kewali is Barwadih Junction, about 31 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 Kewali.

Kewali is about 96 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewali is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 14 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 31 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetardih (7.4 km), Nagra (10 km) and Dhanpuri (10 km).

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

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