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About Kesla Village

Kesla is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 603 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 481.57 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 603
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesla compares

By the 2011 count Kesla is the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 481.57 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 1005.

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 <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 Kesla from other places

Kesla lies about 43 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Kusumkasa, about 38 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 Dongargaon 21 km
Nearest railway station Kusumkasa 38 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 40 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 43 km

Villages closest to Kesla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargaon 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 1,195. That makes it the 40th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Kesla village has 603 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 982 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 1005.

The pincode recorded for Kesla is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesla covers 481.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesla falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Kusumkasa, about 38 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 Kesla.

Kesla is about 43 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesla is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 21 km away. Kusumkasa is about 38 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maretha Nawagaon (13 km), Nathu Nawagaon (13 km) and Salhe (13 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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