# Kewanchak Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Kewanchak

Kewanchak is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 132 households**, the 95th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 635people (2011)
- 132households
- 41.7%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Kewanchak PIN code and other codes

Kewanchak falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopurbathani
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240289

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kewanchak from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)38 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kewanchak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kewanchak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kewanchak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kewanchak

Of every 100 households in Kewanchak in 2011, 53 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewanchak · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**85%

Use banking services ****43%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**31%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kewanchak?

■ Kewanchak · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**944

Working population ****48.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.2% for men and 32.1% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 299 (96%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula

- Bansipur Bela684 people
- Pakaria684 people
- Rasulpur668 people
- Majlispur659 people
- Bangaon623 people
- Garbhudih Milik609 people
- Fatehpur608 people
- Kusapur608 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewanchak from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kewanchak?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewanchak in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewanchak?41.7% (Census 2011)