About Kesri Village

Kesri is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 258 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814141
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	258
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
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 Kesri compares

By the 2011 count Kesri is the 73rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kesri

Kesri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kesri 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 Kesri from other places

Kesri lies about 20 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.4 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 Kesri
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	5.4 km
District headquarters	Dumka	20 km

Villages closest to Kesri

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

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Common questions about Kesri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesri village had a population of 530. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Kesri village has 258 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesri has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kesri is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesri covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesri falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesri is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.4 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 Kesri.

Kesri is about 20 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesri is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 4.4 km away. Jarmundi is about 5.4 km away. Dumka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.