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About Kasaipahar Village

Kasaipahar is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 122 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasaipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasaipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 122
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasaipahar compares

By the 2011 count Kasaipahar is the 74th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kasaipahar

Kasaipahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kasaipahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kasaipahar from other places

Kasaipahar lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Kasaipahar
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 12 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Kasaipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasaipahar village had a population of 240. That makes it the 74th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Kasaipahar village has 122 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasaipahar has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kasaipahar is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasaipahar covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kasaipahar falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kasaipahar is Harinsing, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Kasaipahar.

Kasaipahar is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasaipahar is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 12 km away. Harinsing is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amladahi (under 2 km), Tarni (under 2 km) and Digal Kharni (under 2 km).

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

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