# Kesala Village, Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/kesala/ Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kesala Kesala is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495557**. The 2011 Census counted **1,429 people in 307 households**, the 44th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,429people (2011) - 307households - 70.3%literacy - 495557PIN code ## Kesala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kesala is 495557.** Kesala falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495557 - Gram panchayatKesala - Community development blockNawagarh - Census village code436796 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kesala from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)40 km by road - Shivrinarayan (nearest town)13 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 Kesala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kesala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kerra - ○Degree college10+ km · Kharod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deori - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 23 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 Kesala known for? About 78% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Kesala Of every 100 households in Kesala in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kesala · ■ Nawagarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****0%** **28% Television ****28%** **32% Mobile phone ****15%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kesala? ■ Kesala · ■ Nawagarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **954 Working population ****71.6%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 56.3% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 372 (36%) 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 - Khairtal1,498 people - Ghutiya1,468 people - Jagmahant1,444 people - Pachari1,434 people - Chaura Bhata1,428 people - Sendari1,357 people - Thakurdiya1,349 people - Tenduwa1,330 people [All 71 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kesala?495557 - How far is Kesala from Janjgir?40 km by road - What is the population of Kesala?1,429 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesala in?Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kesala?70.3% (Census 2011)