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About Kesda Village

Kesda is a large village in Simga tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,837, made up of 1,434 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1156.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Simga
Pincode 493113
Area (hectares) 1156.94 hectares
Population 2,837
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kesda compares

By the 2011 count Kesda is the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 1156.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 997.

Getting to Kesda

Kesda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kesda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesda from other places

Kesda lies about 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 4.1 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 Kesda
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 4.1 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Simga 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Kesda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesda village had a population of 2,837. That makes it the 13th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kesda village has 1,434 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesda has about 978 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Kesda is 493113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesda covers 1156.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesda falls under Simga tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesda is Hathbandh, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesda.

Kesda is about 46 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesda is in Simga tehsil of Raipur district. Hathbandh is about 4.1 km away. Tilda Newra is about 6.4 km away. Simga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ringni (under 2 km), Newdha (2.5 km) and Sinodha (3.5 km).

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

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