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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Keshopur is a village in Ekangarsarai mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar with a population of 2,221 across 372 households and a literacy rate of 57.9%. The village is situated at coordinates 25.120°N, 87.189°E.
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- LGD code
- 244852
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population
- 2,221
- Households
- 372
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Sex ratio
- 947 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 892
- Distance to district centre
- 119 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 127 km
- Distance to Patna
- 213 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 307 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ghogha · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Pothia · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Keshopur compares
By population, Keshopur ranks #23 of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.9%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Keshopur57.9%
Ekangarsarai mandal57.2%
Nalanda district52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
+31 vs mandal average
Keshopur947
Ekangarsarai mandal916
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Keshopur6.0
Ekangarsarai mandal6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Keshopur at a glance
Keshopur is a village of 2,221 people in 372 households (Census 2011) in Ekangarsarai block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 89 villages in Ekangarsarai block. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 119 km from the Nalanda district centre, 3 km from Milki, the nearest town, 10 km from Ghogha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 801302, served by Hilsa post office; the LGD village code is 244852. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pothia, 4 km away. The village votes in Bachhwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Mehta. The population is estimated at 3,691 in 2026, up 66% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshopur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BIHARSHARIF
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Keshopur
- Total area (ha)
- 199
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 156.95
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Keshopur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Keshopur
- LGD code
- 244852
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,221
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,691
- Households
- 372
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 57.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.12030°N, 87.18872°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bachhwara
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Surendra Mehta
- Block / Mandal
- Ekangarsarai
Getting there
How to reach Keshopur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna213 kmcapital
- Kolkata307 km
- Delhi1063 km
- Hyderabad1245 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGhogha10 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Pothia4 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank, Hussainabad25 km
- CollegeBCE Bhagalpur21 km
- Police stationBabarganj Police Station24 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)