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About Keshia Village

Keshia is a large village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,398, made up of 1,739 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 687.83 hectares
Population 3,398
Male Population 1,739
Female Population 1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Keshia compares

By the 2011 count Keshia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 687.83 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Keshia

Keshia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keshia 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 Katrabali, Kayma, Kayta and Kenduaguri. 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 Keshia

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshia village had a population of 3,398. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Keshia village has 1,739 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshia has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Keshia is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshia covers 687.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Keshia 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 Keshia.

Keshia 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 Keshia today is likely to be higher.

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