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About Lewa Village

Lewa is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 348 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.96 hectares hectares.

Lewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lewa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 71.96 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 348
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lewa compares

By the 2011 count Lewa is the 325th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 71.96 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Lewa

Lewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Lewa as Available within 10+ 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 Lewa from other places

Lewa lies about 47 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, about 13 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 Gaura railway station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 23 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 47 km

Villages closest to Lewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 693. That makes it the 325th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Lewa village has 348 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lewa has about 991 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 1061.

Lewa covers 71.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lewa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lewa is Gaura railway station, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Lewa.

Lewa is about 47 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lewa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Gaura railway station is about 13 km away. Machhlishahr is about 23 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Tar Patti (under 2 km), Pura Chaknarain (under 2 km) and Achakari (under 2 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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