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About Kebala Village

Kebala is one of the larger villages in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,038, made up of 2,580 males and 2,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.15 hectares hectares.

Kebala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kebala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 127.15 hectares
Population 5,038
Male Population 2,580
Female Population 2,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kebala compares

By the 2011 count Kebala is the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 127.15 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kebala

Kebala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kebala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kebala from other places

Kebala lies about 159 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 4.8 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 Kebala
Nearest town Rusera 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 28 km
District headquarters Katihar 159 km

Villages closest to Kebala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kebala village had a population of 5,038. That makes it the 6th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Kebala village has 2,580 males and 2,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kebala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Kebala covers 127.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kebala falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kebala is Rusera Ghat, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kebala.

Kebala is about 159 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kebala is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Rusera is about 3.5 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 4.8 km away. Pranpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kebala Milik (under 2 km), Lakhpura (10.0 km) and Keotia (11 km).

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

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