# Kewlai Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Kewlai

Kewlai is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 130 households**, the 59th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 554people (2011)
- 130households
- 64.6%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Kewlai PIN code and other codes

Kewlai falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458151

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

## How far is Kewlai from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bada Malhera (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 Kewlai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kewlai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Kewlai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and mung**. About 54% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kewlai

Of every 100 households in Kewlai in 2011, 43 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kewlai · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**63%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****53%**

**35%

Television ****30%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kewlai?

■ Kewlai · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**915

Working population ****47.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 49.8% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (14%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 132 (50%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Bineda635 people
- Tahanga632 people
- Gopalpura589 people
- Mailwar584 people
- Ranipura550 people
- Bandhar548 people
- Para529 people
- Toriya528 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kewlai from Chhatarpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kewlai?554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kewlai in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kewlai?64.6% (Census 2011)