# Kewali Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Kewali

Kewali is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 206 households**, the 68th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 980people (2011)
- 206households
- 55.6%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Kewali PIN code and other codes

Kewali falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatCosut
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code245999

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?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Masaurhi (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 Kewali?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kewali; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 60% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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, 11 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kewali · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**13%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****49%**

**48%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**35%

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 · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**947

Working population ****47.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (51%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 126 (27%)

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 Dhanarua

- Khardiha1,175 people
- Fatehpur1,122 people
- Muhammadpur1,117 people
- Milki Dewan1,110 people
- Tarwa964 people
- Bhagwanpur961 people
- Binaikapali954 people
- Rupaspur935 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewali from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kewali?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewali in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewali?55.6% (Census 2011)