Kesath, Buxar

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Kesath
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Kesath
Location in Bihar, India
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Kesath
Kesath (India)
Coordinates: 25°25′15″N84°14′29″E / 25.42075°N 84.2414°E / 25.42075; 84.2414 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Buxar
Area
[2]
 • Total12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
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85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total14,843
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Local Bhojpuri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802125 [2]

Kesath is a village and corresponding community development block in Buxar district of Bihar, India. It is the least populous of Buxar's 11 blocks, with a population of 33,820, in 5,304 households. The population of Kesath itself is 14,843, in 2,351 households. [2]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2001 28,929—    
2011 33,820+16.9%
Source: 2011 Census of India [2]

Kesath is an entirely rural block, with no large urban centres. Its sex ratio as of 2011 was 942 females to every 1000 males, which was higher than the overall district ratio of 922. The sex ratio was lower in the 0-6 age bracket, with 921 females for every 1000 males. Members of scheduled castes made up 17.61% of the block population and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.45%. The block literacy rate was 71.1%, which was slightly higher than the overall district rate of 70.14%. There was a 21.72% literacy gender gap between men (81.67%) and women (59.95%), compared to the district-wide gap of 22.09%. [2]

Employment

Most of Kesath block's workforce was engaged in agriculture in 2011, with 28.33% being cultivators who owned their own land and another 40.30% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. Another 4.36% were household industry workers, and the remaining 27.01% were other workers. [2]

Amenities

As of 2011, Kesath was the only village in its block to have access to tap water, with the other 14 villages relying primarily on hand pump for drinking water. It was also the only village in the block to have either a regular mandi or a weekly haat, as well as the only one with a bank. 12 villages in the block had electricity for domestic use, but Kesath was the only one with electricity for all uses (including agricultural and commercial). It had a recreation centre with sports fields along with a public library. [2]

Villages

Kesath block comprises 15 villages, all of which are inhabited: [2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
Dasiyawan1961,360
Raghunathpur85686
Baijnathpur1801,293
Shiwapur331,440
Kulmanpur691,206
Rampur 2193,320
Kharagpur16.853
Jairampur36386
Siddhipur159411
Kharauniya146960
Kesath (block headquarters)1,27214,843
Dehra1851,204
Degauli97573
Kirni 902,387
Katkinar 2953,698

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Buxar, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 19–20, 23–98, 3110–325, 681–82, 730–746. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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