# Kewal Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya 

# Kewal

Kewal is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 16 households**, the 130th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 96people (2011)
- 16households
- 33.0%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Kewal PIN code and other codes

Kewal falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKewal
- Community development blockBodh Gaya
- Census village code256601

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

## How far is Kewal from nearby towns?

- Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Bodh Gaya (nearest town)8 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 Kewal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Harlikala
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kewal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kewal

Of every 100 households in Kewal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewal · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kewal?

■ Kewal · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**952

Working population ****54.2%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.0% for men and 25.6% for women. 43% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 50 (96%) · **■** Other work 2 (4%)

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 Bodh Gaya

- Sijua197 people
- Moti chak152 people
- Adham khap120 people
- Shekha Bigha99 people
- Manik chak84 people
- Mohimapur50 people

[All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewal from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kewal?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewal in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewal?33.0% (Census 2011)