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About Kasri Village

Kasri is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,801, made up of 1,454 males and 1,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Kasri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 2,801
Male Population 1,454
Female Population 1,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasri compares

By the 2011 count Kasri is the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kasri

Kasri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kasri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasri from other places

Kasri lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 3.7 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 Kasri
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 5.0 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kasri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasri village had a population of 2,801. That makes it the 27th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Kasri village has 1,454 males and 1,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasri has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Kasri covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasri falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kasri is Bikramshila, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kasri.

Kasri is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasri is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 3.7 km away. Colgong is about 5.0 km away. Bhagalpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abdullanagar (under 2 km), Babhangawan (2.6 km) and Jan Mahammadpur (2.7 km).

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

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