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]

Kesath
Village
Location of Kesath
Kesath is located in Bihar
Kesath
Kesath
Location in Bihar, India
Kesath is located in India
Kesath
Kesath
Kesath (India)
Coordinates: 25°25′15″N 84°14′29″E / 25.42075°N 84.2414°E / 25.42075; 84.2414[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictBuxar
Area
 • Total12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total14,843
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • LocalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
802125[2]

Demographics

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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

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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

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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

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

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Dasiyawan 196 1,360
Raghunathpur 85 686
Baijnathpur 180 1,293
Shiwapur 33 1,440
Kulmanpur 69 1,206
Rampur 219 3,320
Kharagpur 16.8 53
Jairampur 36 386
Siddhipur 159 411
Kharauniya 146 960
Kesath (block headquarters) 1,272 14,843
Dehra 185 1,204
Degauli 97 573
Kirni 90 2,387
Katkinar 295 3,698

References

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  1. ^ a b "Geonames.org. Kesath". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "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.