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About Keshra Village

Keshra is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 314 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722135
Area (hectares) 127.06 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 314
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshra compares

By the 2011 count Keshra is the 81st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 127.06 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Keshra

Keshra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keshra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Keshra from other places

Keshra 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 Keshra
Nearest railway station Belboni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranibundh 17 km
District headquarters Bankura 17 km
Nearest town Bānkura 17 km

Villages closest to Keshra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshra village had a population of 609. That makes it the 81st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Keshra village has 314 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Keshra is 722135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshra covers 127.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshra falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Keshra 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keshra.

Keshra 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.

Keshra is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Belboni is about 14 km away. Ranibundh is about 17 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 Bagdiha (1.8 km), Chhatar Doba (15 km) and Dhadanga (20 km).

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

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