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About Kewak Village

Kewak is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175140
Area (hectares) 7.16 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewak compares

By the 2011 count Kewak is the 93rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 7.16 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 1020.

Getting to Kewak

Kewak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kardang, Karing, Kathal and Kawaring. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kewak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewak village had a population of 22. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Kewak village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewak has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kewak is 175140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewak covers 7.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewak falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kewak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kewak.

Kewak is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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