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About Kesotanr Village

Kesotanr is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 262 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesotanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesotanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 262
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Kesotanr compares

By the 2011 count Kesotanr is the 93rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kesotanr

The census records public bus service for Kesotanr 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 Kesotanr from other places

Kesotanr lies about 5.2 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 3.2 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 Kesotanr
Nearest railway station New Giridih 3.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 10 km

Villages closest to Kesotanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesotanr village had a population of 539. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kesotanr village has 262 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesotanr has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kesotanr is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesotanr covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesotanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesotanr is New Giridih, about 3.2 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 Kesotanr.

Kesotanr is about 5.2 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesotanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 3.2 km away. Giridih is about 5.2 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghra (under 2 km), Dighria Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhandaridih (under 2 km).

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

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