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About Keshla Village

Keshla is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 361 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 190.86 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 361
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshla compares

By the 2011 count Keshla is the 96th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 190.86 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 <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 Keshla from other places

Keshla lies about 66 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Palari 5.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 26 km
District headquarters Raipur 66 km

Villages closest to Keshla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palari 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 759. That makes it the 96th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Keshla village has 361 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshla has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Keshla is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshla covers 190.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshla falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshla is Bhatapara, about 26 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 Keshla.

Keshla is about 66 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshla is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 5.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 8.2 km away. Bhatapara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesla (under 2 km), Kauwadih (under 2 km) and Achholi (1.9 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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