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About Keyat Khanda Village

Keyat Khanda is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,549 males and 1,532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keyat Khanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keyat Khanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 173.14 hectares
Population 3,081
Male Population 1,549
Female Population 1,532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keyat Khanda compares

By the 2011 count Keyat Khanda is the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 173.14 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Keyat Khanda

Keyat Khanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keyat Khanda as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keyat Khanda from other places

Keyat Khanda lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.3 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 Keyat Khanda
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 8.3 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Keyat Khanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Keyat Khanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Keyat Khanda village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 15th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Keyat Khanda village has 1,549 males and 1,532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keyat Khanda has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Keyat Khanda is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keyat Khanda covers 173.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Keyat Khanda falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Keyat Khanda is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keyat Khanda.

Keyat Khanda is about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keyat Khanda is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 8.3 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.2 km away. Falta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dostapur (under 2 km), Aldadpur (under 2 km) and Narayani (under 2 km).

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

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