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About Keshopur Village

Keshopur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 296 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Keshopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 296
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshopur compares

By the 2011 count Keshopur is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Keshopur

Keshopur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Keshopur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Keshopur from other places

Keshopur lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 10 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 Keshopur
Nearest railway station Ghogha 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 26 km

Villages closest to Keshopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 Keshopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshopur village had a population of 538. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Keshopur village has 296 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshopur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Keshopur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keshopur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keshopur is Ghogha, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Keshopur.

Keshopur is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshopur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bathani (under 2 km), Kewanchak (under 2 km) and Pariak (under 2 km).

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

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