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About Kesabpur Village

Kesabpur is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 99 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.65 hectares hectares.

Kesabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesabpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Area (hectares) 198.65 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 99
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kesabpur compares

By the 2011 count Kesabpur is the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 198.65 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kesabpur

Kesabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kesabpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesabpur from other places

Kesabpur lies about 56 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 2.0 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 Kesabpur
Nearest railway station Tildanga 2.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 56 km

Villages closest to Kesabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesabpur village had a population of 187. That makes it the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Kesabpur village has 99 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesabpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Kesabpur covers 198.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesabpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesabpur is Tildanga, about 2.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kesabpur.

Kesabpur is about 56 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesabpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tildanga is about 2.0 km away. Farakka is about 5.9 km away. Barharwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salalpur (under 2 km), Salapur (under 2 km) and Belpahari (1.9 km).

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

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