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About Keotara Village

Keotara is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 248 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keotara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keotara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 33.92 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 248
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keotara compares

By the 2011 count Keotara is the 132nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 33.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Keotara

Keotara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keotara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Katagar, Katrabali, Kayma and Kayta. 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 Keotara

As per the Census of India 2011, Keotara village had a population of 475. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Keotara village has 248 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keotara has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Keotara is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keotara covers 33.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keotara falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Keotara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Keotara.

Keotara is in Garbeta I 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 Keotara today is likely to be higher.

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