Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon
# Keshli

Keshli is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 505 people in 106 households, the 130th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.
- 505 people (2011)
- 106 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 491445 PIN code

## Keshli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Keshli is 491445. Keshli falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491445
- Gram panchayat Chaity Khapri
- Community development block Dongargarh
- Census village code 440558

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Keshli from nearby towns?
- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Keshli?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Keshli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mohara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Keshli known for?

About 86% of the 291 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Keshli

Of every 100 households in Keshli in 2011, 81 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshli · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 81% 91%
- Toilet within the home 4% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 78%
- Tap water 1% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 56% 71%
- Television 26% 32%
- Mobile phone 24% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 13% 17%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Keshli?

■ Keshli · ■ Dongargarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 73.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1140 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 959
- Working population 46.1% 54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 58.2% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 143 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (31%) · ■ Other work 14 (6%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh
- Jarwahi 537 people
- Kharkhatola 537 people
- Manki 537 people
- Banspahad 506 people
- Thekewa 497 people
- Hirapur 494 people
- Khursipar Kalan 479 people
- Musra Khurd 476 people

All 178 villages in Dongargarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Keshli? 491445
- How far is Keshli from Rajnandgaon? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Keshli? 505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshli in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshli? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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