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About Keora Village

Keora is one of the larger villages in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,763, made up of 4,526 males and 4,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737 hectares hectares.

Keora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 737 hectares
Population 8,763
Male Population 4,526
Female Population 4,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Keora compares

By the 2011 count Keora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 737 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Keora

Keora is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Keora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keora from other places

Keora lies about 18 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about under 2 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 Keora
Nearest railway station Pothahi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 7.4 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 10 km
District headquarters Patna 18 km

Villages closest to Keora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keora village had a population of 8,763. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Keora village has 4,526 males and 4,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keora has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Keora covers 737 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keora falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keora is Pothahi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keora.

Keora is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keora is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Pothahi is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 7.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharahra (under 2 km), Pothi (under 2 km) and Basuhar (2.0 km).

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

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