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About Ketera Village

Ketera is a large village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,012, made up of 1,054 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ketera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ketera village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712410
Area (hectares) 185.24 hectares
Population 2,012
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ketera compares

By the 2011 count Ketera is the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 185.24 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ketera

The census records public bus service for Ketera 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jaynagar, Kalapukur, Kanaipur and Kanraria. 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.

Common questions about Ketera

As per the Census of India 2011, Ketera village had a population of 2,012. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Ketera village has 1,054 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ketera has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ketera is 712410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ketera covers 185.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ketera falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ketera notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ketera.

Ketera is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli 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.

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

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