About Kesidih Village

Kesidih is a small village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 116 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,284 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	116
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,284
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesidih compares

By the 2011 count Kesidih is the 66th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kesidih

Kesidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kesidih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kesidih from other places

Kesidih lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 32 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 Kesidih
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	4.5 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	32 km

Villages closest to Kesidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesidih village had a population of 265. That makes it the 66th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Kesidih village has 116 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesidih has about 1284 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kesidih is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesidih covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesidih falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesidih is Kurkura, about 32 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kesidih.

Kesidih is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesidih is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 4.5 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.