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About Kesarpur Village

Kesarpur is a mid sized village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 808 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares.

Kesarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dighwara
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 808
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kesarpur compares

By the 2011 count Kesarpur is the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 47.3 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kesarpur

The census records public bus service for Kesarpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesarpur from other places

Kesarpur lies about 54 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, 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 Kesarpur
Nearest railway station Sitalpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighwara 4.1 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 4.1 km
District headquarters Saran 54 km

Villages closest to Kesarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesarpur village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 21st largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Kesarpur village has 808 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesarpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Kesarpur covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kesarpur falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kesarpur is Sitalpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kesarpur.

Kesarpur is about 54 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesarpur is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Sitalpur is about under 2 km away. Dighwara is about 4.1 km away. Dighwāra is about 4.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakpur (under 2 km), Tilok Chak (under 2 km) and Ramdas Chak (under 2 km).

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

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