Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai
# Kesopur

Kesopur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,041 people in 174 households, the 79th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.
- 1,041 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 72.1% literacy
- 886 females per 1,000 males

## Kesopur PIN code and other codes

Kesopur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Madanpur
- Community development block Surajgarha
- Census village code 243486

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kesopur from nearby towns?
- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kesopur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kesopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Munger
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Munger
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kesopur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kesopur

Of every 100 households in Kesopur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesopur · ■ Surajgarha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 36%
- Toilet within the home 60% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 40% 64%
- Tap water 6% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 41%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 92%
- Use banking services 79% 65%
- Television 32% 24%
- Mobile phone 62% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 27%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kesopur?

■ Kesopur · ■ Surajgarha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 63.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 883
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 919
- Working population 25.5% 31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 80 (30%) · ■ Marginal 166 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha
- Bikrampur 1,111 people
- Sahmalpur 1,055 people
- Lachhmipur 1,044 people
- Shibdih 1,042 people
- Nanakpur Doghra 1,018 people
- Arazi Majhiawan 995 people
- Bar 987 people
- Bishunpur 976 people

All 184 villages in Surajgarha

## Quick answers
- How far is Kesopur from Lakhisarai? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Kesopur? 1,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesopur in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kesopur? 72.1% (Census 2011)

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