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About Keotia Village

Keotia is a mid sized village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 518 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keotia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keotia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Barhara
Pincode 802316
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 518
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Keotia compares

By the 2011 count Keotia is the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Keotia

Keotia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keotia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keotia from other places

Keotia lies about 158 km from Bhojpur. 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 Keotia
Nearest town Madhubani 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 16 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 158 km

Villages closest to Keotia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keotia village had a population of 954. That makes it the 47th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Keotia village has 518 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keotia has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Keotia is 802316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keotia covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keotia falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Keotia notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keotia.

Keotia is about 158 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keotia is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Madhubani is about 9.3 km away. Barhara is about 16 km away. Bhojpur is about 158 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharpur (2.8 km), Jagatpur (6.8 km) and Kondarha Uparwar (8.0 km).

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

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