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About Kesia Village

Kesia is a mid sized village in Khatra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,548, made up of 801 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Khatra
Pincode 722101
Area (hectares) 228.52 hectares
Population 1,548
Male Population 801
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesia compares

By the 2011 count Kesia is the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 722 residents. Its 228.52 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kesia

Kesia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kapila, Karra, Kasipur and Katar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kesia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesia village had a population of 1,548. That makes it the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 722 residents.

Kesia village has 801 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesia has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kesia is 722101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesia covers 228.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesia falls under Khatra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kesia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kesia.

Kesia is in Khatra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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