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About Keotara Village

Keotara is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 758 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keotara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Tilda
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 679.37 hectares
Population 1,469
Male Population 758
Female Population 711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keotara compares

By the 2011 count Keotara is the 49th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 679.37 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Keotara

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

Keotara lies about 40 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baikunth, 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 Keotara
Nearest railway station Baikunth 13 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 40 km

Villages closest to Keotara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keotara village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the 49th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Keotara village has 758 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keotara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Keotara is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keotara covers 679.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keotara falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keotara is Baikunth, 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 10+ km distance for Keotara.

Keotara is about 40 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keotara is in Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Baikunth is about 13 km away. Tilda Newra is about 13 km away. Tilda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachdeori (under 2 km), Kumhari 1 (1.5 km) and Baheradih (1.9 km).

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

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