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About Kesda Village

Kesda is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 94 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 262.43 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 94
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesda compares

By the 2011 count Kesda is the 232nd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 262.43 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kesda

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

Kesda lies about 19 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 84 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 Kesda
Nearest town Kawardha 14 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 25 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 84 km

Villages closest to Kesda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesda village had a population of 197. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kesda village has 94 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesda has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kesda is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesda covers 262.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesda falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesda is Tilda-Neora, about 84 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 Kesda.

Kesda is about 19 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesda is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 14 km away. Kabeerdham is about 19 km away. Bodla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhandi (1.6 km), Bandha (2.4 km) and Bandhaura (2.4 km).

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

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