Kersai
Kersai is a village in the Kersai CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Kersai | |
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Village | |
  Kersai Location in Jharkhand, India  Kersai Kersai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22.5312°N 84.2315°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Simdega |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,003 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 835223 |
| Telephone or STD code | 06525 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 20 |
| Literacy | 74.56% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khunti |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Simdega |
| Website | simdega |
Geography
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Kersai is located at 22.5312°N 84.2315°E
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.[1]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
There is a police station at Kersai.[2]
The headquarters of Kersai CD block are located at Kurdeg village.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kersai had a total population of 4,003, of which 2,052 (51%) were males and 1,951 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 613. The total number of literate persons in Kersai was 2,558 (74.56% of the population over 6 years.[4]
(*For language details see Kersai block#Language and religion)
Education
Government High School Kersai is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching in class VI to class X. The school has a playground and a library with 1,834 books.[5]
References
- "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376527, pages 78-79. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- "Govt High School Kersai". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.