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About Keregaon Village

Keregaon is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 235 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keregaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keregaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 83.01 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 235
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keregaon compares

By the 2011 count Keregaon is the 110th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 83.01 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1030.

Getting to Keregaon

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

Keregaon lies about 26 km from Dhamtari. 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 Keregaon
District headquarters Dhamtari 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 33 km

Villages closest to Keregaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keregaon village had a population of 478. That makes it the 110th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Keregaon village has 235 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keregaon has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Keregaon is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keregaon covers 83.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keregaon falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Keregaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Keregaon.

Keregaon is about 26 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keregaon is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Dhamtari is about 26 km away. Nagri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipara (3.4 km), Barkona (3.8 km) and Siyarinala (6.4 km).

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

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