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About Kesiya Village

Kesiya is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 855 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797.85 hectares hectares.

Kesiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 797.85 hectares
Population 1,751
Male Population 855
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesiya compares

By the 2011 count Kesiya is the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 797.85 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kesiya

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

Kesiya lies about 24 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 19 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 Kesiya
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 23 km
District headquarters Betul 24 km
Nearest town Betūl 24 km

Villages closest to Kesiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesiya village had a population of 1,751. That makes it the 14th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Kesiya village has 855 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesiya has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Kesiya covers 797.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesiya falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kesiya is Maramjhiri, about 19 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 Kesiya.

Kesiya is about 24 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesiya is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 19 km away. Shahpur is about 23 km away. Betul is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanhegaon (2.0 km), Sehra (2.4 km) and Mandai Bujurg (3.6 km).

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

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