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About Kesalapur Village

Kesalapur is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 113 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.18 hectares hectares.

Kesalapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesalapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 255.18 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 113
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
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 Kesalapur compares

By the 2011 count Kesalapur is the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 255.18 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kesalapur

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

Kesalapur lies about 60 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tempa, about 33 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 Kesalapur
Tehsil headquarters Chimur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tempa 33 km
Nearest town Umred 41 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 60 km

Villages closest to Kesalapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesalapur village had a population of 208. That makes it the 137th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Kesalapur village has 113 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesalapur has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Kesalapur covers 255.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kesalapur falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kesalapur is Tempa, about 33 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 Kesalapur.

Kesalapur is about 60 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesalapur is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about under 2 km away. Tempa is about 33 km away. Umred is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawadsi Dak Banglow (under 2 km), Chimur (under 2 km) and Wadala (2.5 km).

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

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