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About Kesna Village

Kesna is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 371 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 371
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesna compares

By the 2011 count Kesna is the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1023.

Getting to Kesna

Kesna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesna from other places

Kesna lies about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 25 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 Kesna
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 25 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Kesna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesna village had a population of 780. That makes it the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Kesna village has 371 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesna has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kesna is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesna covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesna falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesna is Badampahar, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesna.

Kesna is about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesna is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 4.5 km away. Badampahar is about 25 km away. Karanjiā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sargariya (under 2 km), Nawaganw (under 2 km) and Purtisai (under 2 km).

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

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