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About Kesingan Village

Kesingan is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,768, made up of 1,363 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesingan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesingan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609204
Area (hectares) 504.4 hectares
Population 2,768
Male Population 1,363
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesingan compares

By the 2011 count Kesingan is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 504.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kesingan

Kesingan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesingan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesingan from other places

Kesingan lies about 54 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 8.7 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 Kesingan
Nearest railway station Nidur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 11 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 54 km

Villages closest to Kesingan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesingan village had a population of 2,768. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Kesingan village has 1,363 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesingan has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kesingan is 609204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesingan covers 504.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesingan falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kesingan is Nidur, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesingan.

Kesingan is about 54 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesingan is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Nidur is about 8.7 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 11 km away. Nagapattinam is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namasivayapuram (2.3 km), Budangudi (2.4 km) and Ivanallur (2.8 km).

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

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