# Kewra Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Kewra

Kewra is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 124 households**, the 42nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 700people (2011)
- 124households
- 64.8%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Kewra PIN code and other codes

Kewra falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKewra
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375059

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

## How far is Kewra from nearby towns?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)28 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)28 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 Kewra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kewra; 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Kewra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 35% of the 602 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kewra

Of every 100 households in Kewra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kewra · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Kewra?

■ Kewra · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**960

Working population ****84.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 84% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 408 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 179 (30%)

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 Murhu

- Gumpuru738 people
- Buruma716 people
- Koyangsar714 people
- Gomharia701 people
- Salga681 people
- Bande664 people
- Gaigai640 people
- Maliada623 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewra from Khunti?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kewra?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewra in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kewra?64.8% (Census 2011)