Kersai

Kersai is a village in the Kersai CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Kersai is located at

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 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 for a living.
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.
The headquarters of Kersai CD block are located at Kurdeg village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kersai had a total population of 4,003, of which 2,052 were males and 1,951 were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 613. The total number of literate persons in Kersai was 2,558

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.