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About Lewa Village

Lewa is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 344 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473774, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lewa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Pincode 473774
Area (hectares) 411.08 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 344
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lewa compares

By the 2011 count Lewa is the 93rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 411.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Lewa

Lewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lewa as Available within village. 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 Lewa from other places

Lewa lies about 33 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 14 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 Lewa
Nearest railway station Kolaras 14 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 33 km

Villages closest to Lewa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lewa village had a population of 662. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Lewa village has 344 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lewa has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Lewa is 473774. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lewa covers 411.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lewa falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lewa is Kolaras, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Lewa.

Lewa is about 33 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lewa is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 14 km away. Shivpuri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unai (under 2 km), Semari (1.9 km) and Manpur (2.1 km).

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

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