Skip to main content

About Kesath Village

Kesath is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 642 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesath village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825606
Area (hectares) 127.99 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 642
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Kesath compares

By the 2011 count Kesath is the 33rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 127.99 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Kesath

Kesath is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kesath 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 Kesath from other places

Kesath lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, 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 Kesath
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 12 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Kesath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesath village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Kesath village has 642 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesath has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Kesath is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesath covers 127.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesath falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesath is Barhi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kesath.

Kesath is about 42 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesath is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 6.3 km away. Barhi is about 12 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalbar (under 2 km), Pawai (1.6 km) and Bahera (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.