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About Kedar Village

Kedar is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 907 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kedar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kedar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 246.45 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 907
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Kedar compares

By the 2011 count Kedar is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 246.45 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kedar

Kedar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kedar 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. The nearest villages by name are Kalyanpur, Karhia, Kasba and Kasnmali. 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 Kedar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kedar village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Kedar village has 907 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kedar has about 927 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 Kedar is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kedar covers 246.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kedar falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kedar notes the nearest railway station 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 Kedar.

Kedar is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Kedar today is likely to be higher.

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