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About Kesla Village

Kesla is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 649 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, 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 Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 766.78 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 649
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 766.78 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

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 - 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 Kesla from other places

Kesla lies about 64 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 22 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
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 22 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 64 km

Villages closest to Kesla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 1,293. That makes it the 46th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Kesla village has 649 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 992 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kesla is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesla covers 766.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesla falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Hathbandh, about 22 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 Kesla.

Kesla is about 64 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 Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 22 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pausari (3.3 km), Nawagaon (9.5 km) and Khaira (9.6 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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