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About Kesla Village

Kesla is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 580 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 294.41 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 580
Female Population 616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is the 107th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 294.41 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kesla

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

Kesla lies about 50 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 21 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 Kesla
Tehsil headquarters Arang 20 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 21 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 50 km

Villages closest to Kesla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesla village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 107th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kesla village has 580 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kesla is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesla covers 294.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesla falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Belsonda, about 21 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 km distance for Kesla.

Kesla is about 50 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesla is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 20 km away. Belsonda is about 21 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Amodi (under 2 km), Rasota (2.6 km) and Dhaura Bhatha (2.6 km).

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

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