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About Kesali Village

Kesali is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 872, made up of 437 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 223.92 hectares
Population 872
Male Population 437
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesali compares

By the 2011 count Kesali is the 82nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 223.92 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1001.

Getting to Kesali

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

Kesali lies about 21 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 56 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 Kesali
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 20 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 21 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 56 km

Villages closest to Kesali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesali village had a population of 872. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Kesali village has 437 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesali has about 995 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kesali is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesali covers 223.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesali falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesali is Hathbandh, about 56 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 - 10 km distance for Kesali.

Kesali is about 21 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesali is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 20 km away. Kabeerdham is about 21 km away. Hathbandh is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bordehi (under 2 km), Bitkuli Kalan (under 2 km) and Bitkuli Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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