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About Kesra Village

Kesra is a mid sized village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,057 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.74 hectares hectares.

Kesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 255.74 hectares
Population 1,977
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesra compares

By the 2011 count Kesra is the 143rd largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 255.74 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Kesra

Kesra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesra as Available within <5 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 Kesra from other places

Kesra lies about 20 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Barai Jalalpur, about 2.8 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 Kesra
Nearest railway station Barai Jalalpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Khairābād 12 km
District headquarters Sitapur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 28 km

Villages closest to Kesra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesra village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Kesra village has 1,057 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesra has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Kesra covers 255.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesra falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kesra is Barai Jalalpur, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kesra.

Kesra is about 20 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesra is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Barai Jalalpur is about 2.8 km away. Khairābād is about 12 km away. Sitapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Isamilpur (4.3 km), Lalwapur (5.0 km) and Bhidhaura (6.8 km).

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

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