# Keshla Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Keshla

Keshla is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 141 households**, the 75th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 621people (2011)
- 141households
- 63.0%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Keshla PIN code and other codes

Keshla falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488002

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

## How far is Keshla from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)105 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)25 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 Keshla?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Keshla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Keshla known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 87% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Keshla

Of every 100 households in Keshla in 2011, 43 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Keshla · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**74%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Keshla?

■ Keshla · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**931

Working population ****44.8%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 44.7% for women. 49% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 213 (77%)

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 Bankhedi

- Gardha647 people
- Kham Khedi640 people
- Lamta635 people
- Salaiya Kishore630 people
- Gundrai Daryaw607 people
- Jetwada593 people
- Dungariya583 people
- Junawani564 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keshla from Hoshangabad?105 km by road
- What is the population of Keshla?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshla in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Keshla?63.0% (Census 2011)