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About Kesla Village

Kesla is one of the larger villages in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,188, made up of 2,584 males and 2,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, 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 Tilda
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 507.22 hectares
Population 5,188
Male Population 2,584
Female Population 2,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 507.22 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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 village. 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 36 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 19 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 Silyari 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 22 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 36 km

Villages closest to Kesla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilda 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 5,188. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Kesla village has 2,584 males and 2,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

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

Kesla covers 507.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kesla falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Silyari, about 19 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 village for Kesla.

Kesla is about 36 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 Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 19 km away. Tilda is about 22 km away. Tilda Newra 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 Nawagaon (1.5 km), Math (3.2 km) and Budera (3.2 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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