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About Kesla Village

Kesla is a large village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,365, made up of 1,712 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1719.65 hectares hectares.

Kesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Itarsi
Area (hectares) 1719.65 hectares
Population 3,365
Male Population 1,712
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

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 1,011 residents. Its 1719.65 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Kesla

Kesla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kesla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesla from other places

Kesla 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 Kesla
Nearest railway station Taku 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Itarsi 18 km
Nearest town Itārsi 18 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 32 km

Villages closest to Kesla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itarsi 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 3,365. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Kesla village has 1,712 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesla has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Kesla covers 1719.65 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.

Kesla falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kesla is Taku, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kesla.

Kesla 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Dhansai (3.0 km), Taku (3.1 km) and Saheli (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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