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About Kekrabhath Village

Kekrabhath is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 472 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495690, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekrabhath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekrabhath village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495690
Area (hectares) 357.18 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 472
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekrabhath compares

By the 2011 count Kekrabhath is the 65th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 357.18 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kekrabhath

Kekrabhath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kekrabhath as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kekrabhath from other places

Kekrabhath lies about 31 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 13 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 Kekrabhath
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Jetha 13 km
Nearest town Saktī 17 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 31 km

Villages closest to Kekrabhath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekrabhath village had a population of 946. That makes it the 65th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Kekrabhath village has 472 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekrabhath has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kekrabhath is 495690. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekrabhath covers 357.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekrabhath falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kekrabhath is Jetha, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kekrabhath.

Kekrabhath is about 31 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekrabhath is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jaijaipur is about 9.0 km away. Jetha is about 13 km away. Saktī is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akalsara (2.5 km), Shikarinar (2.5 km) and Dhanuharpara (3.3 km).

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

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