About Kesthur Village

Kesthur is one of the larger villages in Yelandur tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,805, made up of 3,419 males and 3,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1641.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesthur village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chamarajanagar
Tehsil	Yelandur
Pincode	571441
Area (hectares)	1641.18 hectares
Population	6,805
Male Population	3,419
Female Population	3,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesthur compares

By the 2011 count Kesthur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 1641.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kesthur

Kesthur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesthur as Available within 5 - 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 Kesthur from other places

Kesthur lies about 5.5 km from Yelandur, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 20 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 Kesthur
Tehsil headquarters	Yelandur	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kollegāl	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chamarajanagar	20 km

Villages closest to Kesthur

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

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Common questions about Kesthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesthur village had a population of 6,805. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Kesthur village has 3,419 males and 3,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesthur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kesthur is 571441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesthur covers 1641.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesthur falls under Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kesthur is Chamarajanagar, about 20 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 village for Kesthur.

Kesthur is about 5.5 km from Yelandur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesthur is in Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Yelandur is about 5.5 km away. Kollegāl is about 12 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.