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About Keshla Village

Keshla is a large village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,112 males and 1,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.77 hectares hectares.

Keshla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keshla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 503.77 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,112
Female Population 1,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Keshla compares

By the 2011 count Keshla is the 18th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 503.77 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

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 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 13 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhoma, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Bhoma 10 km
District headquarters Seoni 13 km

Villages closest to Keshla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 2,258. That makes it the 18th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Keshla village has 1,112 males and 1,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keshla has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Keshla covers 503.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keshla falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Keshla is Bhoma, about 10 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 Keshla.

Keshla is about 13 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keshla is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Barghat is about 7.7 km away. Bhoma is about 10 km away. Seoni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salhai Khurd (2.5 km), Salhe Khurd (2.5 km) and Khursipar Kalan (2.6 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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