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About Kekri Kalan Village

Kekri Kalan is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 497 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekri Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 497
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kekri Kalan is the 56th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kekri Kalan

Kekri Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kekri Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kangalidih, Karma, Karma Kalan and Karupa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kekri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekri Kalan village had a population of 954. That makes it the 56th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kekri Kalan village has 497 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekri Kalan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kekri Kalan is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekri Kalan covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kekri Kalan falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kekri Kalan.

Kekri Kalan is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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