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About Keshargarya Village

Keshargarya is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 368 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshargarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshargarya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 180.49 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 368
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Keshargarya compares

By the 2011 count Keshargarya is the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 180.49 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Keshargarya

Keshargarya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keshargarya 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 Kalidasdi, Kalipur, Kanali and Kantasiari. 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 Keshargarya

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshargarya village had a population of 720. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Keshargarya village has 368 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshargarya has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Keshargarya is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshargarya covers 180.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshargarya falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Keshargarya 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 Keshargarya.

Keshargarya is in Purulia 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 Keshargarya today is likely to be higher.

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