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About Kekradih Village

Kekradih is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 412 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekradih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekradih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 334.26 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 412
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekradih compares

By the 2011 count Kekradih is the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 334.26 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kekradih

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

Kekradih lies about 38 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 3.7 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 Kekradih
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 12 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 20 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Kekradih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekradih village had a population of 807. That makes it the 91st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Kekradih village has 412 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekradih has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kekradih is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekradih covers 334.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekradih falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kekradih is Salkaroad, about 3.7 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 village for Kekradih.

Kekradih is about 38 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekradih is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Salkaroad is about 3.7 km away. Kota is about 12 km away. Ratanpur 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 Barar (2.3 km), Ratkhandi (2.6 km) and Karhi Kachhar (2.8 km).

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

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