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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 225406
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population
- 5,038
- Households
- 829
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,230
2011 கணக்கெடுப்பு · ஒப்பீட்டில்
Kewala ஒப்பீடு
By population, Kewala ranks #6 of 85 villages in Pranpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−2.8% vs mandal average
- Kewala
- 39.4%
- Pranpur mandal
- 42.2%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+29 vs mandal average
- Kewala
- 953
- Pranpur mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
6.1
+1.3 vs mandal average
- Kewala
- 6.1
- Pranpur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kewala ஒரு பார்வையில்
Kewala பீகார், கட்டிஹார் மாவட்டம், Pranpur வட்டாரம்ல் 5,038 பேர் 829 குடும்பங்களில் (2011 கணக்கெடுப்பு) வாழும் கிராமம், Pranpur வட்டாரம்ன் 85 கிராமங்களில் 6வது பெரியது. கல்வியறிவு 39%, வட்டாரம் சராசரி 42% விட 3 புள்ளிகள் குறைவு மற்றும் பாலின விகிதம் 1,000 ஆண்களுக்கு 953 பெண்கள். அஞ்சல் குறியீடு 854116, Mahadevpur (Katihar) அஞ்சலகத்தின் கீழ்; LGD கிராமக் குறியீடு 225406. கிராமம் Pranpur சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதியில் உள்ளது, எம்எல்ஏ Nisha Singh. 2026ல் மக்கள்தொகை 5,940 என மதிப்பிடப்படுகிறது, 2011ஐ விட 18% அதிகம்.
கிராம பஞ்சாயத்து: Kewala →
அருகிலுள்ள கிராமங்கள் ஒப்பீடு
அருகருகே ஒப்பிடு →| கிராமம் | மக்கள்தொகை | கல்வியறிவு | தூரம் |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewala · இந்த கிராமம் | 5,038 | 39% | — |
| Ramchandrapur · Pranpur | 3,288 | 46% | — |
| Khusalpur · Pranpur | 3,256 | 44% | — |
| Babhni · Pranpur | 1,855 | 40% | — |
| Bhalgour · Pranpur | 1,294 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kewala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 22
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KEBALA
- Total area (ha)
- 127.15
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 53.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kewala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
முக்கிய தகவல்கள் — Kewala
- LGD code
- 225406
- Pincode
- 854116
- Post office
- Mahadevpur (Katihar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,038
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,940
- Households
- 829
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Katihar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pranpur
- Member of Parliament
- Tariq Anwar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nisha Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Pranpur
அதே அஞ்சல் குறியீடு
Villages sharing pincode 854116
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Other villages named Kewala
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Pranpur மண்டலம் பிற கிராமங்கள்
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- Majheli
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- Patharwar
- Katghar Karimullahpur
- Kursanda
- Dhaboul
- Dighaunch
- Jaunia
- Bastaul
- Bangarua
- Barjhalla
- Jallah Harirampur
- Gouripur
- Babhni
- Hundaili
- Budhnagar
- Marocha
- Amdaul
- Satare
- Pakaria
- Harsuwa
- Shahnagar
- Budhaili
- Machola
- Chowmukha
- Kewala Milik
- Mahadeopur
- Madansahi
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)