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About Ketaki Village

Ketaki is one of the larger villages in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,559, made up of 8,604 males and 7,955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1573.7 hectares hectares.

Ketaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ketaki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 1573.7 hectares
Population 16,559
Male Population 8,604
Female Population 7,955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ketaki compares

By the 2011 count Ketaki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 1573.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ketaki

Ketaki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ketaki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ketaki from other places

Ketaki lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ketaki
Tehsil headquarters Deo 4.5 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 24 km

Villages closest to Ketaki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deo tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ketaki

As per the Census of India 2011, Ketaki village had a population of 16,559. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Ketaki village has 8,604 males and 7,955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ketaki has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Ketaki covers 1573.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ketaki falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ketaki is Jakhim, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ketaki.

Ketaki is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ketaki is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 4.5 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eraura (under 2 km), Khardiha (1.7 km) and Gangti (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ketaki today is likely to be higher.

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