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About Kesharkural Village

Kesharkural is a mid sized village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 719 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesharkural Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesharkural village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode 828204
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 719
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kesharkural compares

By the 2011 count Kesharkural is the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kesharkural

Kesharkural is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesharkural 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesharkural from other places

Kesharkural lies about 33 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 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 Kesharkural
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 33 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 33 km

Villages closest to Kesharkural

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Kesharkural

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesharkural village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Kesharkural village has 719 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesharkural has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kesharkural is 828204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesharkural covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesharkural falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesharkural is Bandhdih, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesharkural.

Kesharkural is about 33 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesharkural is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkusha (11 km), Dumarkunda (15 km) and Mahudabar (18 km).

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

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