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About Keeta Village

Keeta is a large village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,333 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11717 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keeta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keeta village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 11717 hectares
Population 2,533
Male Population 1,333
Female Population 1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Keeta compares

By the 2011 count Keeta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 11717 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Keeta

Keeta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Keeta 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 Keeta from other places

Keeta lies about 31 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 24 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 Keeta
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 31 km

Villages closest to Keeta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keeta village had a population of 2,533. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Keeta village has 1,333 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keeta has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Keeta is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keeta covers 11717 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keeta falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Keeta is Jaisalmer, about 24 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 Keeta.

Keeta is about 31 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keeta is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Jaisalmer is about 24 km away. Fatehgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ugawa (9.4 km), Narsingon Ki Dhani (10 km) and Sirwa (10 km).

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

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