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About Kesala Village

Kesala is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 725 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 495557
Area (hectares) 373.77 hectares
Population 1,429
Male Population 725
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesala compares

By the 2011 count Kesala is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 373.77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kesala

Kesala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesala 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 Kesala from other places

Kesala lies about 88 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 22 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 Kesala
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 22 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 88 km

Villages closest to Kesala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesala village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kesala village has 725 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesala has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Kesala is 495557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesala covers 373.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesala falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesala is Hathbandh, about 22 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 Kesala.

Kesala is about 88 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesala is in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Nawagarh is about 17 km away. Hathbandh is about 22 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tusma (5.6 km), Tulsi (9.2 km) and Kera (11 km).

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

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