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About Keweta Village

Keweta is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 429 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.85 hectares hectares.

Keweta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keweta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 131.85 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 429
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keweta compares

By the 2011 count Keweta is the 118th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 131.85 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Keweta

Keweta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keweta as Available within <5 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 Keweta from other places

Keweta lies about 11 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about under 2 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 Keweta
Nearest railway station Agori Khas under 2 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 11 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 32 km

Villages closest to Keweta

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 Keweta

As per the Census of India 2011, Keweta village had a population of 837. That makes it the 118th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Keweta village has 429 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keweta has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Keweta covers 131.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Keweta is Agori Khas, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keweta.

Keweta is about 11 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keweta is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about under 2 km away. Sonbhadra is about 11 km away. Robertsganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewata (under 2 km), Chakari (2.7 km) and Karia (2.7 km).

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

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