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- LGD code
- 234355
- Pincode
- 841311
- Post office
- Garkha
- Population
- 2,706
- Households
- 433
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Sex ratio
- 896 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 804
Census 2011 · in context
How Kewani compares
By population, Kewani ranks #34 of 113 villages in Garkha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+8.7% vs mandal average
- Kewani
- 61.5%
- Garkha mandal
- 52.8%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
896
−64 vs mandal average
- Kewani
- 896
- Garkha mandal
- 960
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kewani
- 6.2
- Garkha mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kewani at a glance
Kewani is a village of 2,706 people in 433 households (Census 2011) in Garkha block, Saran district, Bihar, the 34th-largest of 113 villages in Garkha block. Literacy is 62%, 9 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 896 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841311, served by Garkha post office; the LGD village code is 234355. The village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 3,190 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewani · this village | 2,706 | 62% | — |
| Maiki · Garkha | 3,944 | 55% | — |
| Bazidpur · Garkha | 1,602 | 60% | — |
| Said Sarae · Garkha | 1,334 | 66% | — |
| Sahosarae · Garkha | 914 | 60% | — |
| Saiki · Garkha | 559 | 64% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kewani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 1
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAJITPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 149
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 136
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kewani
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Key facts — Kewani
- LGD code
- 234355
- Pincode
- 841311
- Post office
- Garkha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,706
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,190
- Households
- 433
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 896
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rosera
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Birendra Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Garkha
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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