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About Keshabpur Village

Keshabpur is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 438 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 438
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Keshabpur compares

By the 2011 count Keshabpur is the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Keshabpur

Keshabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keshabpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keshabpur from other places

Keshabpur lies about 24 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Keshabpur
Nearest railway station Barda 1.5 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 24 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 24 km

Villages closest to Keshabpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandigram I tehsil.

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 Keshabpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshabpur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 74th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Keshabpur village has 438 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshabpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Keshabpur is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshabpur covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keshabpur falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Keshabpur is Barda, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Keshabpur.

Keshabpur is about 24 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshabpur is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 1.5 km away. Monoharpur is about 3.9 km away. Nandigram I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantapur Part I (5.8 km), Rampur (6.8 km) and Durgapur (7.5 km).

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

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