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About Kewali Village

Kewali is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 498 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kewali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kewali village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 240.02 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 498
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kewali compares

By the 2011 count Kewali is the 103rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 240.02 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 932.

Getting to Kewali

The census records public bus service for Kewali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kewali from other places

Kewali lies about 27 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, 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 Kewali
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 14 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 27 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 27 km

Villages closest to Kewali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kewali village had a population of 932. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kewali village has 498 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kewali has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kewali is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kewali covers 240.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kewali falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kewali is Lusa, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kewali.

Kewali is about 27 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kewali is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 3.2 km away. Lusa is about 14 km away. Sonbhadra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khakh (under 2 km), Munghri (1.7 km) and Piparwar (2.2 km).

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

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