# Keshtara Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Keshtara

Keshtara is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495334**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 64 households**, the 219th largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 305people (2011)
- 64households
- 58.1%literacy
- 495334PIN code

## Keshtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keshtara is 495334.** Keshtara falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495334
- Gram panchayatHariyarpur
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438237

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Keshtara from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Keshtara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Keshtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakarbhatha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Keshtara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 86% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Keshtara

Of every 100 households in Keshtara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Keshtara · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**45%

Television ****35%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**43%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Keshtara?

■ Keshtara · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**975

Working population ****42.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 46.7% for women. 44% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 16 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mungeli

- Majgaon313 people
- Chichesara312 people
- Gigtara309 people
- Khamharia306 people
- Bhimpuri304 people
- Gopatpur303 people
- Motimpur301 people
- Chorha Bundeli298 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keshtara?495334
- How far is Keshtara from Bilaspur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Keshtara?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshtara in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshtara?58.1% (Census 2011)