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About Kesali Village

Kesali is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 109 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.38 hectares hectares.

Kesali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 233.38 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 109
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesali compares

By the 2011 count Kesali is the 147th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 233.38 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kesali

Kesali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kesali from other places

Kesali lies about 44 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 40 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 Kesali
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 2.4 km
Nearest town Begamganj 27 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 40 km
District headquarters Raisen 44 km

Villages closest to Kesali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesali village had a population of 203. That makes it the 147th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Kesali village has 109 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesali has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Kesali covers 233.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesali falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kesali is Sorai, about 40 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kesali.

Kesali is about 44 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesali is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 2.4 km away. Begamganj is about 27 km away. Sorai 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 Bamhori Ghat (under 2 km), Ghana (2.5 km) and Pati (3.0 km).

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

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