Skip to main content

About Kesla Village

Kesla is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 304 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pendra
Pincode 495119
Area (hectares) 309.75 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 304
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 309.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kesla

Kesla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesla as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kesla from other places

Kesla lies about 80 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Pendra Road, about 23 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 Kesla
Nearest town Pasān 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pendra 17 km
Nearest railway station Pendra Road 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 80 km

Villages closest to Kesla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pendra 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 Kesla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesla village had a population of 617. That makes it the 45th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Kesla village has 304 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kesla is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesla covers 309.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesla falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Pendra Road, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Kesla.

Kesla is about 80 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesla is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pasān is about 9.2 km away. Pendra is about 17 km away. Pendra Road is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damdam (2.5 km), Deori Kalan (2.6 km) and Kotmi Kalan (3.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All