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About Kasoi Village

Kasoi is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 295 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Kasoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasoi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Chanan
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 295
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kasoi compares

By the 2011 count Kasoi is the 84th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kasoi

Kasoi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kasoi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasoi from other places

Kasoi lies about 130 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about under 2 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 Kasoi
Nearest railway station Harnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Benipur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanan 31 km
District headquarters Banka 130 km

Villages closest to Kasoi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanan 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 Kasoi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasoi village had a population of 582. That makes it the 84th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Kasoi village has 295 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasoi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Kasoi covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kasoi falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kasoi is Harnagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kasoi.

Kasoi is about 130 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasoi is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Harnagar is about under 2 km away. Benipur is about 23 km away. Chanan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Berar (2.6 km), Tola Paipartargaon (7.5 km) and Tola Targaon (7.5 km).

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

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