# Kesla Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/kesla/ Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Kesla Kesla is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,195 people in 232 households**, the 41st largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,195people (2011) - 232households - 76.9%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Kesla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kesla is 491441.** Kesla falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatKesla - Community development blockDongargaon - Census village code441177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kesla from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ)20 km by road - Dongargaon (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 Kesla? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kesla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arjuni - ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kesla known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and vegetable**. Products made here include bricks. About 51% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Kesla Of every 100 households in Kesla in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kesla · ■ Dongargaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****61%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **78% Television ****21%** **30% Mobile phone ****34%** **28% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **18% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Kesla? ■ Kesla · ■ Dongargaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101** **1002 Working population ****56.1%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 68.7% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 316 (47%) 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 Dongargaon - Kirgi1,252 people - Khamhera1,245 people - Kirgi1,236 people - Gungeri Nawagaon1,207 people - Barsan Tola1,194 people - Pendarwani1,164 people - Amlidih1,160 people - Nathu Nawagaon1,122 people [All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kesla?491441 - How far is Kesla from Rajnandgaon?20 km by road - What is the population of Kesla?1,195 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesla in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kesla?76.9% (Census 2011)