About Kekar Village

Kekar is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 477 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 587.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Chohtan
Pincode	344704
Area (hectares)	587.27 hectares
Population	899
Male Population	477
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekar compares

By the 2011 count Kekar is the 191st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 587.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kekar

Kekar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kekar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kananiyon Ki Basti, Kankarala, Kaprau and Kartiya. 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.

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Common questions about Kekar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekar village had a population of 899. That makes it the 191st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Kekar village has 477 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kekar is 344704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekar covers 587.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kekar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kekar 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 village for Kekar.

Kekar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer 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.