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About Kesmarda Village

Kesmarda is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 363 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesmarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesmarda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 855.22 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 363
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesmarda compares

By the 2011 count Kesmarda is the 80th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 855.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kesmarda

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

Kesmarda lies about 43 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 75 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 Kesmarda
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 32 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 43 km
Nearest town Kawardha 49 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 75 km

Villages closest to Kesmarda

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 Kesmarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesmarda village had a population of 773. That makes it the 80th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kesmarda village has 363 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesmarda has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Kesmarda covers 855.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesmarda falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesmarda is Bhanwar Tonk, about 75 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 village for Kesmarda.

Kesmarda is about 43 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesmarda is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 32 km away. Kabeerdham is about 43 km away. Kawardha is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurki (1.7 km), Rabda (2.1 km) and Pakripani (2.7 km).

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

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