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About Kewal Khas Village

Kewal Khas is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 138 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewal Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewal Khas village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 138
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewal Khas compares

By the 2011 count Kewal Khas is the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kewal Khas

Kewal Khas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kewal Khas as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewal Khas from other places

Kewal Khas lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 25 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 Khas
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 3.4 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 25 km

Villages closest to Kewal Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Kewal Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewal Khas village had a population of 302. That makes it the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kewal Khas village has 138 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewal Khas has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kewal Khas is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewal Khas covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewal Khas falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kewal Khas is Kathautia, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Kewal Khas.

Kewal Khas is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewal Khas is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 3.4 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piltaul Khurd (under 2 km), Barabagi (under 2 km) and Dumri (under 2 km).

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

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