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About Kewali Village

Kewali is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 654 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 538.89 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 654
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kewali compares

By the 2011 count Kewali is the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 538.89 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kewali

Kewali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kewali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewali from other places

Kewali lies about 10 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 4.9 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 Kewali
Nearest railway station Namkon 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 5.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 10 km

Villages closest to Kewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewali village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Kewali village has 654 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewali has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kewali is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewali covers 538.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewali falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kewali is Namkon, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kewali.

Kewali is about 10 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewali is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 4.9 km away. Namkum is about 5.0 km away. Ranchi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargarwa (1.8 km), Ulatu (2.6 km) and Baram (3.0 km).

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

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