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About Keshapur Village

Keshapur is a mid sized village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 559 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 538.67 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 559
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshapur compares

By the 2011 count Keshapur is the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 538.67 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Keshapur

Keshapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keshapur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Keshapur from other places

Keshapur lies about 101 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 19 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 Keshapur
Tehsil headquarters Darbha 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 19 km
Nearest town Bacheli 23 km
District headquarters Bastar 101 km

Villages closest to Keshapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshapur village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Keshapur village has 559 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshapur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Keshapur is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshapur covers 538.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshapur falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshapur is Kirandul, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Keshapur.

Keshapur is about 101 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshapur is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. Darbha is about 4.0 km away. Kirandul is about 19 km away. Bacheli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darbha (4.0 km), Musaguda (12 km) and Gadamras (14 km).

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

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