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About Keod Village

Keod is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 210 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keod village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 297.82 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 210
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keod compares

By the 2011 count Keod is the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 297.82 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Keod

Keod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keod as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Keod from other places

Keod lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 15 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 Keod
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 15 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km

Villages closest to Keod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keod village had a population of 451. That makes it the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Keod village has 210 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keod has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Keod is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keod covers 297.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keod falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keod is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 15 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Keod.

Keod is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keod is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 5.3 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banoli (under 2 km), Chauntlu (under 2 km) and Kasba Tundi (2.1 km).

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

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