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About Keshwar Village

Keshwar is a large village in Yadgir tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,133, made up of 1,074 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshwar village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Yadgir
Pincode 585214
Area (hectares) 508.64 hectares
Population 2,133
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshwar compares

By the 2011 count Keshwar is the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 508.64 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Keshwar

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

Keshwar lies about 32 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 32 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 Keshwar
Nearest town Gurmatkāl 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Lingeri 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Yadgir 32 km

Villages closest to Keshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshwar village had a population of 2,133. That makes it the 54th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Keshwar village has 1,074 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshwar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Keshwar is 585214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshwar covers 508.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshwar falls under Yadgir tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Keshwar is Lingeri, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Keshwar.

Keshwar is about 32 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshwar is in Yadgir tehsil of Yadgir district. Gurmatkāl is about 5.7 km away. Lingeri is about 32 km away. Yadgir is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dantapur (1.5 km), Madepalli (1.8 km) and Nazrapur (3.1 km).

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

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