About Kewal Village

Kewal is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,192, made up of 1,640 males and 1,552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	1030.8 hectares
Population	3,192
Male Population	1,640
Female Population	1,552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewal compares

By the 2011 count Kewal is the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1030.8 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kewal

Kewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kewal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kewal from other places

Kewal lies about 20 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 34 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 Kewal
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	2.5 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	20 km
Nearest town	Rajaori	31 km
Nearest railway station	Dugga	34 km

Villages closest to Kewal

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

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Common questions about Kewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewal village had a population of 3,192. That makes it the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Kewal village has 1,640 males and 1,552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kewal is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewal covers 1030.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewal falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kewal is Dugga, about 34 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kewal.

Kewal is about 20 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewal is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 2.5 km away. Rajouri is about 20 km away. Rajaori is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.