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
Village
Kersai Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kersai Kersai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.5312°N 84.2315°E / 22.5312; 84.2315
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.nic.in

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Simdega district in South Chotanagpur Division
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 / 22.5312; 84.2315

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

1. "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.
2. "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Govt High School Kersai". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.