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About Kewlai Village

Kewlai is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 306 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.93 hectares hectares.

Kewlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewlai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 262.93 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 306
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Kewlai compares

By the 2011 count Kewlai is the 58th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 262.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Kewlai

Kewlai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kewlai 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 Kewlai from other places

Kewlai lies about 52 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 34 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 Kewlai
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 3.7 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Tila 34 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 52 km

Villages closest to Kewlai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Kewlai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewlai village had a population of 554. That makes it the 58th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kewlai village has 306 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewlai has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Kewlai covers 262.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewlai falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kewlai is Tila, about 34 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 Kewlai.

Kewlai is about 52 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewlai is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 3.7 km away. Bijāwar is about 22 km away. Tila is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baman Kola (under 2 km), Mailwar (under 2 km) and Para (under 2 km).

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

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