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About Keshiara Village

Keshiara is one of the larger villages in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,922, made up of 3,577 males and 3,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1808.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshiara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 1808.6 hectares
Population 6,922
Male Population 3,577
Female Population 3,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshiara compares

By the 2011 count Keshiara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 1808.6 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Keshiara

Keshiara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keshiara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Keshiara from other places

Keshiara lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Belboni, about 14 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 Keshiara
Tehsil headquarters Gangajalghati 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Belboni 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 17 km
Nearest town Bānkura 17 km

Villages closest to Keshiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshiara village had a population of 6,922. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Keshiara village has 3,577 males and 3,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshiara has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Keshiara is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshiara covers 1808.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshiara falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Keshiara is Belboni, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keshiara.

Keshiara is about 17 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshiara is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about 4.9 km away. Belboni is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ita Dangra (under 2 km), Taljhitka (under 2 km) and Mallikdihi (2.0 km).

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

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