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About Keshala Village

Keshala is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 363 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshala village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 168.6 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 363
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshala compares

By the 2011 count Keshala is the 76th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 168.6 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Keshala

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

Keshala lies about 7.5 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 7.2 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 Keshala
Nearest railway station Raigarh 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 7.5 km

Villages closest to Keshala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshala village had a population of 709. That makes it the 76th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Keshala village has 363 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshala has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Keshala is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshala covers 168.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshala falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshala is Raigarh, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Keshala.

Keshala is about 7.5 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshala is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 7.2 km away. Pusour is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darramuda (under 2 km), Dumarmuda (1.6 km) and Midmida (1.9 km).

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

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