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About Kesalwada Village

Kesalwada is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 267 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.31 hectares hectares.

Kesalwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesalwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 529.31 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 267
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Kesalwada compares

By the 2011 count Kesalwada is the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 529.31 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kesalwada

Kesalwada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kesalwada 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 Kesalwada from other places

Kesalwada lies about 44 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 9.7 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 Kesalwada
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 13 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 39 km
District headquarters Bhandara 44 km

Villages closest to Kesalwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesalwada village had a population of 510. That makes it the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Kesalwada village has 267 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesalwada has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kesalwada covers 529.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesalwada falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kesalwada is Dewalgaon, about 9.7 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 Kesalwada.

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

Kesalwada is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Dewalgaon is about 9.7 km away. Sakoli is about 13 km away. Desāīganj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papala Kh (1.8 km), Zadgaon (1.9 km) and Salai (2.3 km).

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

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