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About Kesarpur Village

Kesarpur is a mid sized village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,544, made up of 792 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 685.43 hectares
Population 1,544
Male Population 792
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesarpur compares

By the 2011 count Kesarpur is the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 685.43 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Kesarpur

Kesarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesarpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesarpur from other places

Kesarpur lies about 53 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Tildanga, about 2.0 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 Kesarpur
Nearest railway station Tildanga 2.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 33 km
District headquarters Maldah 53 km

Villages closest to Kesarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesarpur village had a population of 1,544. That makes it the 45th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Kesarpur village has 792 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesarpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Kesarpur is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesarpur covers 685.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesarpur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kesarpur is Tildanga, about 2.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kesarpur.

Kesarpur is about 53 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesarpur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Tildanga is about 2.0 km away. Farakka is about 5.9 km away. Manikchak 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 Biswambhar Binodpur (2.7 km), Kangsha Binodpur (2.7 km) and Gauripur (4.6 km).

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

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