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- LGD code
- 234248
- Pincode
- 841221
- Post office
- Sitalpur
- Population
- 1,916
- Households
- 262
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 496
Census 2011 · in context
How Kewatia compares
By population, Kewatia ranks #53 of 197 villages in Dariapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
35.9%
−12.0% vs mandal average
- Kewatia
- 35.9%
- Dariapur mandal
- 47.9%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
−55 vs mandal average
- Kewatia
- 891
- Dariapur mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
7.3
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Kewatia
- 7.3
- Dariapur mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kewatia at a glance
Kewatia is a village of 1,916 people in 262 households (Census 2011) in Dariapur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 53rd-largest of 197 villages in Dariapur block. Literacy is 36%, 12 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841221, served by Sitalpur post office; the LGD village code is 234248. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mahmadpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewatia · this village | 1,916 | 36% | — |
| Mahammadpur · Dariapur | 4,224 | 49% | — |
| Mahammadpur · Dariapur | 2,750 | 46% | — |
| Rampur · Dariapur | 1,951 | 50% | — |
| Hariharpur · Dariapur | 1,293 | 53% | — |
| Sarnath Chak · Dariapur | 956 | 59% | — |
| Bhagwanpur · Dariapur | 929 | 45% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kewatia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DIGHWARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHAMMADPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 70
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 46.34
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kewatia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kewatia
- LGD code
- 234248
- Pincode
- 841221
- Post office
- Sitalpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,916
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,259
- Households
- 262
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 35.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maheshwar Hazari
- Block / Mandal
- Dariapur
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Other villages in Dariapur mandal
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- Pirari
- Mujauna
- Bisamharpur
- Kakarahat
- Saidpur
- Pojhi
- Partappur
- Dhanauti Sultanpur
- Sarnarayan
- Mahammadpur
- Sajnupur Mathihan
- Manpur
- Darihara Chaturbhuj
- Sarae Saho
- Fatehpur Chain
- Mangarpal Murtuza
- Saraia
- Khojauli
- Aqilpur
- Jitwarpur
- Kamalpur
- Barwa
- Bajaraha
- Harna
- Darihara Bhual
- Mahammadpur
- Bajahia
- Bisahi
- Natha Chhapra
- Dariyapur
- Jagdishpur
- Hariharpur
- Banwaripur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)