# Kewala Village, Mohanpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Kewala

Kewala is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,642 people in 693 households**, the 4th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 4,642people (2011)
- 693households
- 45.7%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Kewala PIN code and other codes

Kewala falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKewala
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257267

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

## How far is Kewala from nearby towns?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bodhgaya (nearest town)50 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 Kewala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kewala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kewala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 9% of the 2,369 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kewala

Of every 100 households in Kewala in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kewala · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kewala?

■ Kewala · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**974

Working population ****50.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 34.6% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 299 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (18%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,386 (59%)

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 Mohanpur

- Diwan6,272 people
- Lakhaipur6,077 people
- Guriawan5,951 people
- Laru4,051 people
- Nidani3,957 people
- Siriyawan3,273 people
- Senduar3,271 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewala from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kewala?4,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewala in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewala?45.7% (Census 2011)