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About Keshli Village

Keshli is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 251 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 196.72 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 251
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshli compares

By the 2011 count Keshli is the 134th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 196.72 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Keshli

Keshli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keshli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Keshli from other places

Keshli lies about 59 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 49 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Keshli
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 49 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 59 km

Villages closest to Keshli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungeli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Keshli

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshli village had a population of 516. That makes it the 134th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Keshli village has 251 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshli has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Keshli is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshli covers 196.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshli falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshli is Bhatapara, about 49 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Keshli.

Keshli is about 59 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshli is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 12 km away. Bhatapara is about 49 km away. Bilaspur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrali (under 2 km), Narayanpur (2.2 km) and Bhalapur (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Keshli today is likely to be higher.

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