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- LGD code
- 220618
- Pincode
- 847212
- Post office
- Bhowara
- Population
- 410
- Households
- 95
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1060 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 39
Census 2011 · in context
How Kewan compares
By population, Kewan ranks #57 of 63 villages in Rajnagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.5%
+9.2% vs mandal average
- Kewan
- 58.5%
- Rajnagar mandal
- 49.3%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,060
+129 vs mandal average
- Kewan
- 1,060
- Rajnagar mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Kewan
- 4.3
- Rajnagar mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kewan at a glance
Kewan is a village of 410 people in 95 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 57th-largest of 63 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 59%, 9 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,060 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847212, served by Bhowara post office; the LGD village code is 220618. The village votes in Alinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maithili Thakur. The population is estimated at 483 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kewan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUBANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kewan
- Total area (ha)
- 203.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kewan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kewan
- LGD code
- 220618
- Pincode
- 847212
- Post office
- Bhowara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 410
- Population (projected 2026)
- 483
- Households
- 95
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1060
- Literacy rate
- 58.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maithili Thakur
- Block / Mandal
- Rajnagar
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Other villages in Rajnagar mandal
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- Kaithahi
- Raghopur Balat
- Baht Simar
- Chichrikanungoe
- Rampatti
- Pilakhwar
- Belhwar
- Mahinathpur
- Raghuni Dehat
- Bheria Bishunpur
- Beraghat
- Chichri Buzurg
- Sipipatti
- Ratikar
- Parsa
- Raghubirchak
- Nakati
- Singiaun
- Lala Pur
- Barhara
- Mirzapur
- Ekma
- Andipatti
- Az Rakbe Simri
- Meran
- Barhara
- Ladugaon
- Lagadih
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, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)