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About Keshla Village

Keshla is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 351 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495446
Area (hectares) 160.88 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 351
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshla compares

By the 2011 count Keshla is the 55th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 160.88 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Keshla

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

Keshla lies about 8.9 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 6.2 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 Keshla
Nearest town Bhelai 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 6.2 km
District headquarters Korba 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 25 km

Villages closest to Keshla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshla village had a population of 713. That makes it the 55th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Keshla village has 351 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshla has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Keshla is 495446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshla covers 160.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshla falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshla is Gevra Road, about 6.2 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 Keshla.

Keshla is about 8.9 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshla is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Bhelai is about 2.4 km away. Gevra Road is about 6.2 km away. Korba is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durena (10 km), Chainpur (14 km) and Arda (15 km).

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

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