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About Keotia Village

Keotia is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 37 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keotia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keotia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 96.81 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 37
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Keotia compares

By the 2011 count Keotia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 96.81 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Keotia

Keotia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Keotia 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 Kalma, Kanrbandhi, Kansra and Karmadi. 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 Keotia

As per the Census of India 2011, Keotia village had a population of 68. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Keotia village has 37 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keotia has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Keotia is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keotia covers 96.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keotia falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Keotia 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 Keotia.

Keotia is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Keotia today is likely to be higher.

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