# Kesarai Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Kesarai

Kesarai is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,549 people in 365 households**, the 28th largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 2,549people (2011)
- 365households
- 67.0%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kesarai

Of every 100 households in Kesarai in 2011, 16 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kesarai · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kesarai?

■ Kesarai · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**928

Working population ****26.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 534 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (7%) · **■** Marginal 76 (11%)

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 Harraiya

- Belari Shukl2,598 people
- Pokhra2,586 people
- Belsar2,575 people
- Mahua Dabar2,575 people
- Nakti Dei Bujurg2,538 people
- Hardi Khas2,514 people
- Nand Nagar2,510 people
- Chauri2,485 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kesarai?2,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesarai in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesarai?67.0% (Census 2011)