Village · Pamgarh, Janjgir - Champa # Kesala Kesala is a village in Pamgarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495554. The 2011 Census counted 2,010 people in 400 households, the 32nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,010 people (2011) - 400 households - 65.8% literacy - 495554 PIN code ## Kesala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kesala is 495554. Kesala falls in Pamgarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495554 - Gram panchayat Kesala - Community development block Pamgarh - Census village code 437043 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kesala from nearby towns? - Pamgarh (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 40 km by road - Rahaud (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kesala? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kesala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Donga Kohroud - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Pamgarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kharod - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kesala known for? The main crops are paddy, tivra and wheat. About 77% of the 561 hectares of village land is sown, and 431 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kesala Of every 100 households in Kesala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kesala · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 88% - Toilet within the home 9% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 88% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 19% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 48% 34% - Television 47% 30% - Mobile phone 49% 27% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 20% 35% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kesala? ■ Kesala · ■ Pamgarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.8% 70.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 994 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 961 953 - Working population 44.5% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 269 (30%) · ■ Farm labourers 89 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 38 (4%) · ■ Marginal 495 (55%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pamgarh - Bhawtara 2,196 people - Borsi 2,169 people - Khapri 2,099 people - Nandeli 2,025 people - Khokhari 2,006 people - Kharkhod 1,989 people - Sirli 1,956 people - Bhadra 1,940 people All 72 villages in Pamgarh ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kesala? 495554 - How far is Kesala from Janjgir? 40 km by road - What is the population of Kesala? 2,010 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesala in? Janjgir - Champa district (Pamgarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kesala? 65.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/pamgarh/kesala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.