# Kewah Village, Kishtwar, Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kishtwar, Kishtwar 

# Kewah

Kewah is a village in Kishtwar sub-district of Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,852 people in 322 households**, the 19th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 1,852people (2011)
- 322households
- 54.6%literacy
- 182204PIN code

## Kewah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kewah is 182204.** Kewah falls in Kishtwar sub-district, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182204
- Gram panchayatJawalapur
- Community development blockDrabshalla
- Census village code004708

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

## How far is Kewah from nearby towns?

- Kishtwar (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Kishtwar (district HQ)39 km by road
- Kishtwar (nearest town)39 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 Kewah?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kewah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kukerwas.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishtwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kewah known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 19% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kewah

Of every 100 households in Kewah in 2011, 51 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewah · ■ Kishtwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**75%

Tap water ****46%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****57%**

**80%

Television ****10%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kewah?

■ Kewah · ■ Kishtwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**923

Working population ****22.8%**

**35.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 38.9% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (19%) · **■** Marginal 251 (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 Kishtwar

- Tatani2,155 people
- Hariyal2,041 people
- Tipri1,924 people
- Lach Khazana1,861 people
- Galhar Bhata1,644 people
- Dharbadan1,600 people
- Mori1,547 people
- Benun1,536 people

[All 84 villages in Kishtwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kishtwar/kishtwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kewah?182204
- How far is Kewah from Kishtwar?39 km by road
- What is the population of Kewah?1,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewah in?Kishtwar district (Kishtwar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kewah?54.6% (Census 2011)