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About Kesharghata Village

Kesharghata is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 469 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesharghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733246
Area (hectares) 177.1 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 469
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesharghata compares

By the 2011 count Kesharghata is the 51st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 177.1 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kesharghata

Kesharghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesharghata as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Kandarpur, Kanur, Karai and Karkha. 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 Kesharghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesharghata village had a population of 970. That makes it the 51st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Kesharghata village has 469 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesharghata has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kesharghata is 733246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesharghata covers 177.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesharghata falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kesharghata notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kesharghata.

Kesharghata is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Kesharghata today is likely to be higher.

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