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About Keshopharka Village

Keshopharka is a large village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,900, made up of 2,025 males and 1,875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshopharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshopharka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sono
Pincode 811314
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 3,900
Male Population 2,025
Female Population 1,875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshopharka compares

By the 2011 count Keshopharka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 14 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 Keshopharka

Keshopharka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keshopharka as Available within 5 - 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 Keshopharka from other places

Keshopharka lies about 24 km from Jamui. 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 Keshopharka
Tehsil headquarters Sono 2.7 km
Nearest town Jhajha 11 km
District headquarters Jamui 24 km

Villages closest to Keshopharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshopharka village had a population of 3,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Keshopharka village has 2,025 males and 1,875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshopharka has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Keshopharka is 811314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshopharka covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keshopharka falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Keshopharka notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Keshopharka.

Keshopharka is about 24 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshopharka is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about 2.7 km away. Jhajha is about 11 km away. Jamui is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaharpharka (under 2 km), Tola Mararo (under 2 km) and Kanhaipharka (under 2 km).

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

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