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About Kesali Village

Kesali is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 203 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.8 hectares hectares.

Kesali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 126.8 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 203
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kesali compares

By the 2011 count Kesali is the 128th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 126.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kesali

Kesali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kesali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Silwani 26 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 Silwani 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 369. That makes it the 128th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Kesali village has 203 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesali has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Kesali covers 126.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesali falls under Silwani 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 26 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 Ghana (2.6 km), Jujharpur (5.1 km) and Amgawan (5.9 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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