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About Keshla Village

Keshla is a mid sized village in Bankhedi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 334 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.36 hectares hectares.

Keshla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Bankhedi
Area (hectares) 314.36 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 334
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keshla compares

By the 2011 count Keshla is the 73rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 314.36 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Keshla

Keshla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Keshla as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Keshla from other places

Keshla lies about 32 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Taku, about 2.6 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 Keshla
Nearest railway station Taku 2.6 km
Nearest town Itārsi 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankhedi 32 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Keshla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keshla village had a population of 621. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Keshla village has 334 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshla has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Keshla covers 314.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keshla falls under Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keshla is Taku, about 2.6 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Keshla.

Keshla is about 32 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshla is in Bankhedi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Taku is about 2.6 km away. Itārsi is about 18 km away. Bankhedi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur Nadipura (under 2 km), Chhirpani (12 km) and Chandon (14 km).

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

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