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About Keswari Village

Keswari is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 349 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keswari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keswari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829123
Area (hectares) 395.83 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 349
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keswari compares

By the 2011 count Keswari is the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 395.83 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Keswari

Keswari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keswari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Keswari from other places

Keswari lies about 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 6.1 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 Keswari
Nearest town Kathhāra 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 28 km
District headquarters Bokaro 28 km

Villages closest to Keswari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keswari village had a population of 697. That makes it the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Keswari village has 349 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keswari has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Keswari is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keswari covers 395.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keswari falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Keswari is Jarangdih, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keswari.

Keswari is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keswari is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 3.7 km away. Jarangdih is about 6.1 km away. Peterwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champi (under 2 km), Samlata (3.5 km) and Khetko (3.7 km).

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

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