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About Kewla Village

Kewla is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 56 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 30.38 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 56
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewla compares

By the 2011 count Kewla is the 196th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 30.38 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kewla

Kewla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kewla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kewla from other places

Kewla lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 53 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 Kewla
Nearest town Sherghāti 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 53 km

Villages closest to Kewla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kewla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewla village had a population of 110. That makes it the 196th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kewla village has 56 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewla has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kewla is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewla covers 30.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewla falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kewla is Rafiganj, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kewla.

Kewla is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewla is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 31 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 32 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbarsa (6.9 km), Partappur (6.9 km) and Baijnathpur (7.2 km).

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

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