About Kekrad Village

Kekrad is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 505 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekrad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekrad village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495692
Area (hectares)	390.72 hectares
Population	987
Male Population	505
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekrad compares

By the 2011 count Kekrad is the 95th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 390.72 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 976.

Getting to Kekrad

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

Kekrad 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 Kekrad
Nearest railway station	Salkaroad	3.7 km
Nearest town	Ratanpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	34 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Kekrad

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

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Common questions about Kekrad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekrad village had a population of 987. That makes it the 95th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kekrad village has 505 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekrad has about 954 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kekrad is 495692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekrad covers 390.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekrad falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kekrad 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 Kekrad.

Kekrad 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.

Kekrad is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Salkaroad is about 3.7 km away. Ratanpur is about 20 km away. Takhatpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.