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About Keola Village

Keola is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,673, made up of 1,899 males and 1,774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405.36 hectares hectares.

Keola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Area (hectares) 405.36 hectares
Population 3,673
Male Population 1,899
Female Population 1,774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Keola compares

By the 2011 count Keola is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 405.36 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Keola

Keola 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 Keola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keola from other places

Keola lies about 50 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Lalitgram, about 1.7 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 Keola
Nearest railway station Lalitgram 1.7 km
Nearest town Bhawanipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 14 km
District headquarters Supaul 50 km

Villages closest to Keola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keola village had a population of 3,673. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Keola village has 1,899 males and 1,774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keola has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Keola covers 405.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keola falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Keola is Lalitgram, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keola.

Keola is about 50 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keola is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Lalitgram is about 1.7 km away. Bhawanipur is about 12 km away. Chhatapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpur (under 2 km), Chapain (2.3 km) and Madhubani (2.6 km).

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

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