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About Besra Village

Besra is a mid sized village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 370 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Besra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Besra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 370
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Besra compares

By the 2011 count Besra is the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Besra

Besra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Besra as Available within 10+ 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 Besra from other places

Besra lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 43 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 Besra
Tehsil headquarters Kunda 3.2 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 43 km

Villages closest to Besra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Besra village had a population of 747. That makes it the 8th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Besra village has 370 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Besra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Besra is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Besra covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Besra falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Besra is Bukru, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Besra.

Besra is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Besra is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 3.2 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Chatrā is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa (under 2 km), Kasilaung (under 2 km) and Banasas (under 2 km).

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

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