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About Keturi Village

Keturi is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 363 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Keturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keturi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 363
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keturi compares

By the 2011 count Keturi is the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Keturi

Keturi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keturi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keturi from other places

Keturi lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 12 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 Keturi
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 12 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Keturi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keturi village had a population of 700. That makes it the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Keturi village has 363 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keturi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Keturi covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keturi falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keturi is Guraru, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keturi.

Keturi 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.

Keturi is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.8 km away. Guraru is about 12 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanaudi (under 2 km), Amarpur (under 2 km) and Pawara (1.7 km).

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

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