# Kewa Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Kewa

Kewa is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,647 people in 285 households**, the 37th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,647people (2011)
- 285households
- 65.5%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Kewa PIN code and other codes

Kewa falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNandgawan
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249897

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

## How far is Kewa from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)12 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 Kewa?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kewa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter

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 Kewa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Kewa

Of every 100 households in Kewa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewa · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**30%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

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 Kewa?

■ Kewa · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**968

Working population ****31.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (17%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (18%) · **■** Marginal 247 (47%)

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 Chainpur

- Nandgawan1,835 people
- Nandna1,835 people
- Bhadaura1,754 people
- Lohra1,719 people
- Raghubir Garh1,587 people
- Baurai1,545 people
- Sirsi1,512 people
- Jagaria1,464 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewa from Bhabua?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kewa?1,647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewa in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewa?65.5% (Census 2011)