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About Keshal Village

Keshal is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 405 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491668
Area (hectares) 413.32 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 405
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keshal compares

By the 2011 count Keshal is the 81st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 413.32 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Keshal

Keshal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keshal 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 Keshal from other places

Keshal lies about 41 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 33 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 Keshal
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 15 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 33 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 41 km

Villages closest to Keshal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshal village had a population of 864. That makes it the 81st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Keshal village has 405 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshal has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Keshal is 491668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keshal covers 413.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshal falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Keshal is Paniajob, about 33 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 Keshal.

Keshal is about 41 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshal is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 15 km away. Paniajob is about 33 km away. Dongargarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harra Tola (1.8 km), Joshilamti (2.0 km) and Daihan (2.3 km).

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

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