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About Kesro Village

Kesro is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 391 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 850
Male Population 391
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kesro compares

By the 2011 count Kesro is the 26th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kesro

Kesro is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kesro as Available within village. 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 Kesro from other places

Kesro lies about 45 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 4.1 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 Kesro
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 4.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 17 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 45 km

Villages closest to Kesro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesro village had a population of 850. That makes it the 26th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kesro village has 391 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesro has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kesro is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesro covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesro falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesro is Barharwa Junction, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesro.

Kesro is about 45 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesro is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 2.9 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 4.1 km away. Farakka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talberia (under 2 km), Gangopara Bedo (under 2 km) and Sitapahari (under 2 km).

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

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