# Kesara Village, Mainpat, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Mainpat, Surguja 

# Kesara

Kesara is a village in Mainpat sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497111**. The 2011 Census counted **1,834 people in 369 households**, the 13th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.1%.

- 1,834people (2011)
- 369households
- 56.8%literacy
- 497111PIN code

## Kesara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesara is 497111.** Kesara falls in Mainpat sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497111
- Gram panchayatKesara
- Community development blockMainpat
- Census village code433551

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

## How far is Kesara from nearby towns?

- Narbadapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)45 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 Kesara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kesara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamaleshwarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kesara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and mustard**. About 21% of the 1,257 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Kesara

Of every 100 households in Kesara in 2011, 25 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesara · ■ Mainpat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**53%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Kesara?

■ Kesara · ■ Mainpat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**47.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**994

Working population ****49.2%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 44.2% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 431 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (13%) · **■** Marginal 273 (30%)

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 Mainpat

- Barima2,115 people
- Parpatiya2,115 people
- Dangbuda2,000 people
- Kotchhal1,962 people
- Rajapur1,776 people
- Chidapara1,687 people
- Khadgaon1,683 people
- Sarbhanja1,663 people

[All 46 villages in Mainpat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/mainpat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesara?497111
- How far is Kesara from Ambikapur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kesara?1,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesara in?Surguja district (Mainpat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesara?56.8% (Census 2011)