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Kesra

केसरा
Thethaitangar mandal
Pincode 835226
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kesra observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BASANT KUMAR SAMAD
Contact: 99****8709
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LGD code
376592
Pincode
835226
Post office
Thethaitangar
Population
825
Households
157
Literacy rate
61.3%
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000♂
Workers
301
Distance to district centre
144 km
Distance to mandal centre
94 km
Distance to Ranchi
139 km
Distance to Kolkata
188 km
Nearest railway station
Galudih · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bundwan BPHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kesra compares

By population, Kesra ranks #41 of 61 villages in Thethaitangar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.3%
+5.6% vs mandal average
Kesra61.3%
Thethaitangar mandal55.7%
Simdega district57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−64 vs mandal average
Kesra937
Thethaitangar mandal1,001
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Kesra5.3
Thethaitangar mandal5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kesra at a glance

Kesra is a village of 825 people in 157 households (Census 2011) in Thethaitangar block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 41st-largest of 61 villages in Thethaitangar block. Literacy is 61%, 6 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Simdega district centre, 27 km from Galudih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835226, served by Thethaitangar post office; the LGD village code is 376592. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundwan BPHC, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BASANT KUMAR SAMAD. The population is estimated at 931 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kesra · this village82561%—
Kesra · Bundwan73357%0 km N
Kesra · Tati Jhariya1,59458%0 km N
Chhotatalpat · Bundwan0—0.9 km E
Shamnagar · Barharwa0—1.7 km E
Shamnagar · Bundwan57655%1.7 km E
Shamnagar · Gobindpur(Rajnagar)0—1.7 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kesra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SIMDEGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAJABASA
Total area (ha)
459
Irrigated area (ha)
15.12
Forest area (ha)
8.97

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kesra

LGD code
376592
Pincode
835226
Post office
Thethaitangar
Population (Census 2011)
825
Population (projected 2026)
931
Households
157
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
937
Literacy rate
61.3%
Coordinates
22.84561°N, 86.55944°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khunti
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kharsawan
Member of Parliament
Kali Charan Munda
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BASANT KUMAR SAMAD
Block / Mandal
Thethaitangar
Getting there

How to reach Kesra

Mandal centre
Thethaitangar · ≈ 94 km
≈ 3 h 13 min by car · 3 h 49 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Simdega · ≈ 144 km
≈ 4 h 55 min by car · 5 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi139 kmcapital
  • Kolkata188 km
  • Hyderabad1038 km
  • Delhi1134 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGaludih27 km
  • Hospital / PHCBundwan BPHC7 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank34 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil28 km
  • CollegeITI23 km
  • Police stationHirbandh Police Station35 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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