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About Kesla Village

Kesla is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,663, made up of 860 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, 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 Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 502.85 hectares
Population 1,663
Male Population 860
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 502.85 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 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 Kesla
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 Kesla

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 Kesla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesla village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 36th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Kesla village has 860 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kesla is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesla covers 502.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesla falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla 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 10+ km distance for Kesla.

Kesla 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.

Kesla 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 Keshla (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 Kesla today is likely to be higher.

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