# Keshtara Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Keshtara

Keshtara is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496336**. The 2011 Census counted **545 people in 123 households**, the 130th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 545people (2011)
- 123households
- 79.5%literacy
- 496336PIN code

## Keshtara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keshtara is 496336.** Keshtara falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496336
- Gram panchayatAmora
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441811

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?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)128 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)25 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sambhalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 88% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshtara · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**35%

Television ****33%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

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 · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**971

Working population ****46.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 68.6% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 129 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (29%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 37 (15%)

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 Nawagarh

- Chakla Kunda583 people
- Lohandgiya576 people
- Sonpuri575 people
- Kaudiya555 people
- Nawagaon545 people
- Kurawan529 people
- Taregaon528 people
- Mungway520 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keshtara?496336
- How far is Keshtara from Durg?128 km by road
- What is the population of Keshtara?545 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshtara in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshtara?79.5% (Census 2011)