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About Kekai Village

Kekai is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 405 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kekai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kekai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 125.86 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 405
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kekai compares

By the 2011 count Kekai is the 74th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 125.86 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kekai

Kekai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kekai as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karmalla Chak, Kasbapatapur, Kashimpur and Kashipur. 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 Kekai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kekai village had a population of 827. That makes it the 74th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Kekai village has 405 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kekai has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kekai is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kekai covers 125.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kekai falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kekai 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 km distance for Kekai.

Kekai is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba 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 Kekai today is likely to be higher.

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