About Ketara Village

Ketara 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 378, made up of 186 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ketara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ketara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta I
Pincode	721253
Area (hectares)	125.45 hectares
Population	378
Male Population	186
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
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 Ketara compares

By the 2011 count Ketara is the 158th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 125.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ketara

Ketara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ketara 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. The nearest villages by name are Kayma, Kayta, Kenduaguri and Keotara. 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.

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Common questions about Ketara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ketara village had a population of 378. That makes it the 158th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Ketara village has 186 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ketara has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Ketara covers 125.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ketara 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ketara.

Ketara 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.