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About Kesar Village

Kesar is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 923, made up of 472 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.73 hectares hectares.

Kesar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 1403.73 hectares
Population 923
Male Population 472
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesar compares

By the 2011 count Kesar is the 158th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 1403.73 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kesar

Kesar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kesar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kesar from other places

Kesar lies about 55 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 24 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 Kesar
Nearest railway station Churk 24 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 33 km
District headquarters Chandauli 55 km

Villages closest to Kesar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesar village had a population of 923. That makes it the 158th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Kesar village has 472 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesar has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Kesar covers 1403.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesar falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kesar is Churk, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Kesar.

Kesar is about 55 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesar is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Churk is about 24 km away. Robertsganj is about 25 km away. Chakia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kubradih (1.9 km), Bairgarh (2.5 km) and Chikani (5.4 km).

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

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