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About Ket Village

Ket is a small village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 39 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ket Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ket village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174027
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 39
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ket compares

By the 2011 count Ket is the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Ket

Ket is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ket as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ket from other places

Ket lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, 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 Ket
Nearest railway station Belha 11 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharari 26 km

Villages closest to Ket

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ket village had a population of 80. That makes it the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ket village has 39 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ket has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Ket is 174027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ket covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ket falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ket is Belha, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ket.

Ket is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ket is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 11 km away. Bilaspur is about 20 km away. Bilāspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghandalwin (5.1 km), Badsara (7.5 km) and Bah (10 km).

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

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