# Kewali Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura 

# Kewali

Kewali is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **459 people in 66 households**, the 37th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 459people (2011)
- 66households
- 68.4%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Kewali PIN code and other codes

Kewali falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhatiyara
- Community development blockChewara
- Census village code244034

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?

- Chewara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)16 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)16 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?

5 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chewara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chewara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 100% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewali · ■ Chewara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****61%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

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 Kewali?

■ Kewali · ■ Chewara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**958

Working population ****63.8%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 56.3% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (75%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 56 (19%)

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 Chewara

- Dhamsena644 people
- Mane600 people
- Rankar566 people
- Angpur531 people
- Masarhi439 people
- Kamalgarh358 people

[All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewali from Sheikhpura?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kewali?459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewali in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kewali?68.4% (Census 2011)