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About Keshabpur Village

Keshabpur is one of the larger villages in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,687, made up of 6,521 males and 6,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712428
Area (hectares) 976.26 hectares
Population 12,687
Male Population 6,521
Female Population 6,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshabpur compares

By the 2011 count Keshabpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 976.26 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Keshabpur

Keshabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keshabpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Keshabpur from other places

Keshabpur lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Talandu, about 9.7 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 Keshabpur
Nearest railway station Talandu 9.7 km
Nearest town Pandua 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Keshabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshabpur village had a population of 12,687. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Keshabpur village has 6,521 males and 6,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshabpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Keshabpur is 712428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshabpur covers 976.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keshabpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Keshabpur is Talandu, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance for Keshabpur.

Keshabpur is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshabpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Talandu is about 9.7 km away. Pandua is about 12 km away. Arambag is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbbaharipur (4.8 km), Banamalipur (11 km) and Dihi Bagnan (13 km).

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

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