Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Kesari Kesari is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497225. The 2011 Census counted 2,130 people in 552 households, the 16th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 2,130 people (2011) - 552 households - 63.6% literacy - 497225 PIN code ## Kesari PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kesari is 497225. Kesari falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497225 - Gram panchayat Kesari - Community development block Wadrafnagar - Census village code 432101 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kesari from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 133 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kesari? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kesari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Ragunathanagr - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kesari known for? About 67% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kesari Of every 100 households in Kesari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kesari · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 26% - Toilet within the home 0% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 77% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 2% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 29% 59% - Television 2% 5% - Mobile phone 8% 16% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 71% 50% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kesari? ■ Kesari · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.6% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 952 - Working population 47.0% 49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 27 (3%) · ■ Marginal 965 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Wadrafnagar - Shardapur 2,415 people - Kaknesa 2,341 people - Barti Kalan 2,272 people - Mahuli 2,179 people - Asandih 2,087 people - Lodhi 2,003 people - Pashupatipur 1,957 people - Virendranagar 1,894 people All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kesari? 497225 - How far is Kesari from Ambikapur? 133 km by road - What is the population of Kesari? 2,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesari in? Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kesari? 63.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/kesari/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.