About Kewan Village

Kewan is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,566, made up of 773 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	1,566
Male Population	773
Female Population	793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewan compares

By the 2011 count Kewan is the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kewan

Kewan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kewan as Available within 5 - 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 Kewan from other places

Kewan lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 19 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 Kewan
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	19 km
District headquarters	Godda	23 km

Villages closest to Kewan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Kewan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewan village had a population of 1,566. That makes it the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Kewan village has 773 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewan has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kewan is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewan covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kewan falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kewan is Bela, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kewan.

Kewan is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewan is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 4.6 km away. Bela is about 19 km away. Godda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.