# Kesratal Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Kesratal

Kesratal is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 136 households**, the 115th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 646people (2011)
- 136households
- 78.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Kesratal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesratal is 493558.** Kesratal falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatKodoguda
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445988

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

## How far is Kesratal from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)12 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)11 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 Kesratal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kesratal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kutela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 and tanks / ponds

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 Kesratal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 74% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kesratal

Of every 100 households in Kesratal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesratal · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****78%**

**63%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kesratal?

■ Kesratal · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**953

Working population ****54.0%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 68.9% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 299 (86%)

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 Saraipali

- Badepandhi678 people
- Jatakanhar673 people
- Barihapali654 people
- Kurmipali651 people
- Bandalimal642 people
- Beldih642 people
- Daganiya637 people
- Sahajpani634 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesratal?493558
- How far is Kesratal from Mahasamund?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kesratal?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesratal in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesratal?78.2% (Census 2011)