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About Kekara Village

Kekara is a large village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,266, made up of 1,206 males and 1,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares.

Kekara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Guraru
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,266
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekara compares

By the 2011 count Kekara is the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kekara

Kekara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kekara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kekara from other places

Kekara lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 3.7 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 Kekara
Nearest railway station Guraru 3.7 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Kekara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekara village had a population of 2,266. That makes it the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Kekara village has 1,206 males and 1,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekara has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Kekara covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kekara falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kekara is Guraru, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kekara.

Kekara is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekara is in Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 3.7 km away. Rafiganj is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadopur (under 2 km), Makhu Khap (under 2 km) and Daulatpur Bariawan (1.8 km).

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

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