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About Keitum Village

Keitum is a large village in Serchhip tehsil, in the district of Serchhip, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,007 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keitum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keitum village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Serchhip
Tehsil Serchhip
Pincode 796181
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Keitum compares

By the 2011 count Keitum is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Keitum

Keitum is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Keitum 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keitum from other places

Keitum lies about 9.4 km from Serchhip, and the nearest railway station is Sairang, about 68 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 Keitum
Tehsil headquarters Serchhip 9.4 km
Nearest town Serchhīp 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Sairang 68 km

Villages closest to Keitum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keitum village had a population of 2,022. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Keitum village has 1,007 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keitum has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Keitum is 796181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keitum falls under Serchhip tehsil of Serchhip district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Keitum is Sairang, about 68 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Keitum.

Keitum is about 9.4 km from Serchhip in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keitum is in Serchhip tehsil of Serchhip district. Serchhip is about 9.4 km away. Serchhīp is about 9.4 km away. Sairang is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are E Bungtlang (5.0 km), Buangpui (17 km) and Lungpho (19 km).

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

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