# Kewali Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Kewali

Kewali is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,681 people in 474 households**, the 27th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,681people (2011)
- 474households
- 70.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Kewali PIN code and other codes

Kewali falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKochra
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244985

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

## How far is Kewali from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)50 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)20 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 Kewali?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kewali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 6 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 Kewali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Kewali

Of every 100 households in Kewali in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kewali · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kewali?

■ Kewali · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013**

**921

Working population ****44.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 59.5% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 514 (43%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 78 (6%) · **■** Marginal 318 (26%)

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 Islampur

- Biswak2,918 people
- Kapasia2,904 people
- Herthu2,857 people
- Paithana2,707 people
- Bakaur2,602 people
- Mahuari2,591 people
- Pilkhi2,587 people
- Pachloa2,572 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewali from Biharsharif?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kewali?2,681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewali in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewali?70.6% (Census 2011)