About Kekri Khurd Village

Kekri Khurd is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 322 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekri Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekri Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	599
Male Population	322
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekri Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kekri Khurd is the 80th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kekri Khurd

Kekri Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kekri Khurd as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kekri Khurd from other places

Kekri Khurd lies about 20 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 9.9 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 Kekri Khurd
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	9.9 km
Nearest town	Gumia	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	20 km

Villages closest to Kekri Khurd

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

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Common questions about Kekri Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekri Khurd village had a population of 599. That makes it the 80th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kekri Khurd village has 322 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekri Khurd has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

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

Kekri Khurd covers 335 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kekri Khurd is Dumri Bihar, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Kekri Khurd.

Kekri Khurd is about 20 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kekri Khurd is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 9.9 km away. Gumia is about 12 km away. Chhatarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.