# Kesam Village, Sundarpahari, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Sundarpahari, Godda 

# Kesam

Kesam is a village in Sundarpahari sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **123 people in 33 households**, the 129th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.6%.

- 123people (2011)
- 33households
- 31.5%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Kesam PIN code and other codes

Kesam falls in Sundarpahari sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBara Sinddri
- Community development blockSundarpahari
- Census village code357840

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kesam from nearby towns?

- Sundarpahari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)38 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)38 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 Kesam?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

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 Kesam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 46% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kesam

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

■ Kesam · ■ Sundarpahari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kesam?

■ Kesam · ■ Sundarpahari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.5%**

**43.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**997

Working population ****55.3%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.0% for men and 26.3% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 67 (99%)

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 Sundarpahari

- Karamba133 people
- Gari Bedo127 people
- Bajrajogusami126 people
- Dumartari124 people
- Ladapathar122 people
- Dandi Kuriya121 people
- Rakha121 people
- Chacham117 people

[All 298 villages in Sundarpahari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/sundarpahari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kesam from Godda?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kesam?123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesam in?Godda district (Sundarpahari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kesam?31.5% (Census 2011)