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About Keota Village

Keota is a small village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 217 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keota village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 217
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Keota compares

By the 2011 count Keota is the 90th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Keota

Keota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keota 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 Keota from other places

Keota lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 11 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 Keota
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 10 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 10 km
Nearest railway station Taregna 11 km
District headquarters Patna 31 km

Villages closest to Keota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keota village had a population of 424. That makes it the 90th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Keota village has 217 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keota has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Keota is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keota covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keota falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keota is Taregna, about 11 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 Keota.

Keota is about 31 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keota is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 10 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 10 km away. Taregna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiskhura (under 2 km), Kazi Chak (1.6 km) and Shahabad (2.0 km).

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

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