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About Kesalpur Village

Kesalpur is a mid sized village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,903, made up of 984 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesalpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Pakar Tanr
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 2103 hectares
Population 1,903
Male Population 984
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kesalpur is the 7th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 2103 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kesalpur

Kesalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kesalpur from other places

Kesalpur lies about 15 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 49 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 Kesalpur
Tehsil headquarters Pakar Tanr 3.5 km
District headquarters Simdega 15 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 49 km

Villages closest to Kesalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakar Tanr 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 Kesalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesalpur village had a population of 1,903. That makes it the 7th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Kesalpur village has 984 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesalpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kesalpur is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesalpur covers 2103 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.

Kesalpur falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesalpur is Biramitrapur, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kesalpur.

Kesalpur is about 15 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesalpur is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 3.5 km away. Simdega is about 15 km away. Biramitrapur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basatpur (2.5 km), Palidih (2.6 km) and Pakardanr (2.8 km).

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

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