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About Keorha Village

Keorha is a large village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,183 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Keorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keorha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,341
Male Population 1,183
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keorha compares

By the 2011 count Keorha is the 29th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Keorha

Keorha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keorha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Keorha from other places

Keorha lies about 26 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 2.7 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 Keorha
Nearest railway station Nadwan 2.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 7.0 km
District headquarters Patna 26 km

Villages closest to Keorha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keorha village had a population of 2,341. That makes it the 29th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Keorha village has 1,183 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keorha has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Keorha covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keorha falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keorha is Nadwan, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keorha.

Keorha is about 26 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keorha is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Nadwan is about 2.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 3.5 km away. Dhanarua is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewali (under 2 km), Ashrafganj (1.8 km) and Kosut (2.1 km).

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

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