# Keshlai Mal. Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Keshlai Mal.

Keshlai Mal. is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **491 people in 104 households**, the 85th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 491people (2011)
- 104households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Keshlai Mal. PIN code and other codes

Keshlai Mal. falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498352

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

## How far is Keshlai Mal. from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)46 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)46 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 Keshlai Mal.?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Keshlai Mal.; 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Paraswada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Keshlai Mal. known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and makka**. About 31% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Keshlai Mal.

Of every 100 households in Keshlai Mal. in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshlai Mal. · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**65%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Keshlai Mal.?

■ Keshlai Mal. · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**981

Working population ****53.8%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (89%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Paraswada

- Dora521 people
- Surwahi520 people
- Kesha510 people
- Kashmiri494 people
- Dalwada472 people
- Basi465 people
- Parrapur463 people
- Ahamadpur452 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keshlai Mal. from Balaghat?46 km by road
- What is the population of Keshlai Mal.?491 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshlai Mal. in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshlai Mal.?65.7% (Census 2011)