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- LGD code
- 559696
- Pincode
- 431123
- Post office
- Kaij
- Population
- 963
- Households
- 234
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 620
- Distance to district centre
- 144 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 119 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 308 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 316 km
- Nearest railway station
- Madha · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Madha · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kewad compares
By population, Kewad ranks #91 of 121 villages in Kaij mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.5%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Kewad
- 65.5%
- Kaij mandal
- 65.8%
- Beed district
- 66.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+95 vs mandal average
- Kewad
- 998
- Kaij mandal
- 903
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Kewad
- 4.1
- Kaij mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kewad at a glance
Kewad is a village of 963 people in 234 households (Census 2011) in Kaij taluka, Beed district, Maharashtra, the 91st-largest of 121 villages in Kaij taluka. Literacy is 66%, about the same as the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Beed district centre, 7 km from Madha, the nearest town, 4 km from Madha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 431123, served by Kaij post office; the LGD village code is 559696. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Madha, 7 km away. The village votes in Majalgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke. The population is estimated at 1,135 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kewad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KAIJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 73
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 929
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 885
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kewad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kewad
- LGD code
- 559696
- Pincode
- 431123
- Post office
- Kaij
- Population (Census 2011)
- 963
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,135
- Households
- 234
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 65.5%
- Coordinates
- 18.02854°N, 75.58548°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Beed
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Majalgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Bajrang Sonwane
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prakash (Dada) Sunadarrao Solanke
- Block / Mandal
- Kaij
Getting there
How to reach Kewad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai308 kmcapital
- Hyderabad316 km
- Bengaluru602 km
- Chennai744 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMadha4 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Madha7 km
- Petrol pumpSholapur gas plant36 km
- CollegeGURUKUL48 km
- Police stationBudhwar Peth Police Station51 km
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- Dahiphal Wadmauli
- Jiwachiwadi
- Salegaon
- Tambwa
- Kalamamba
- Umri
- Lahuri
- Ladewadgaon
- Takli
- Kandimali
- Jawalban
- Bankaranja
- Shirurghat
- Massajog
- Deogaon
- Sonijawla
- Ladegaon
- Undri
- Shindi
- Nanholi
- Sarni Anandgaon
- Mangwadgaon
- Anandgaon
- Paithan
- Pisegaon
- Kumbephal
- Pimpalgawhan
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)