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About Kewlajhir Village

Kewlajhir is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 326 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 924 hectares hectares.

Kewlajhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewlajhir village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 924 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 326
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Kewlajhir compares

By the 2011 count Kewlajhir is the 96th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 924 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Kewlajhir

Kewlajhir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kewlajhir 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 Kewlajhir from other places

Kewlajhir lies about 23 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about 12 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 Kewlajhir
Nearest railway station Barbatpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 14 km
District headquarters Betul 23 km
Nearest town Betūl 23 km

Villages closest to Kewlajhir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 Kewlajhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewlajhir village had a population of 640. That makes it the 96th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Kewlajhir village has 326 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewlajhir has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Kewlajhir covers 924 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kewlajhir falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kewlajhir is Barbatpur, about 12 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 Kewlajhir.

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

Kewlajhir is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about 12 km away. Ghoda Dongri is about 14 km away. Betul is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bancha (1.7 km), Khadara (2.1 km) and Khari (2.2 km).

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

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