# Keshargara Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/keshargara/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Keshargara Keshargara is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,189 people in 233 households**, the 77th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,189people (2011) - 233households - 76.0%literacy - 852females per 1,000 males ## Keshargara PIN code and other codes Keshargara falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatKeshargar - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keshargara from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)33 km by road - Dhanbad (nearest town)33 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Keshargara? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Keshargara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baghmara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baghmara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Keshargara known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Keshargara Of every 100 households in Keshargara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Keshargara · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **86% Toilet within the home ****9%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****3%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%** **26% Use banking services ****92%** **66% Television ****70%** **53% Mobile phone ****83%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **15% Own their home ****97%** **82% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Keshargara? ■ Keshargara · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **929 Working population ****38.3%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (52%) · **■** Marginal 209 (46%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Chaitudih1,263 people - Barki1,259 people - Sonardih1,207 people - Dharkiro1,199 people - Shamdih1,188 people - Bandhdih1,181 people - Rudi1,173 people - Lusadi1,172 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Keshargara from Dhanbad?33 km by road - What is the population of Keshargara?1,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keshargara in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Keshargara?76.0% (Census 2011)