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About Kewad Village

Kewad is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 482 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431123
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 482
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewad compares

By the 2011 count Kewad is the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Kewad

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

Kewad lies about 23 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Parli-Vaijnath, about 60 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 Kewad
Nearest town Dhārūr 19 km
District headquarters Bid 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 25 km
Nearest railway station Parli-Vaijnath 60 km

Villages closest to Kewad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewad village had a population of 963. That makes it the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Kewad village has 482 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewad has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Kewad is 431123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewad covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kewad falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kewad is Parli-Vaijnath, about 60 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 Kewad.

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

Kewad is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Dhārūr is about 19 km away. Bid is about 23 km away. Kaij is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatewadi (7.6 km), Tukuchiwadi (7.8 km) and Jiwachiwadi (8.9 km).

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

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