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About Kewada Village

Kewada is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 817 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442904
Area (hectares) 578.25 hectares
Population 1,677
Male Population 817
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kewada compares

By the 2011 count Kewada is the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 578.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kewada

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

Kewada lies about 55 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, about 21 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 Kewada
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 17 km
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 21 km
Nearest town Mūl 41 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 55 km

Villages closest to Kewada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewada village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 19th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Kewada village has 817 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewada has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kewada is 442904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewada covers 578.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewada falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kewada is Sindewahi, about 21 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 Kewada.

Kewada is about 55 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewada is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 17 km away. Sindewahi is about 21 km away. Mūl is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadwadi (under 2 km), Pendhari (2.3 km) and Pendhari Bhagade (2.3 km).

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

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