# Kesalwada Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Kesalwada

Kesalwada is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **306 people in 69 households**, the 163rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 306people (2011)
- 69households
- 52.5%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Kesalwada PIN code and other codes

Kesalwada falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484297

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

## How far is Kesalwada from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)70 km by road
- Obedullaganj (nearest town)13 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 Kesalwada?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kesalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deewariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Kesalwada known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 67% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Kesalwada

Of every 100 households in Kesalwada in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesalwada · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**17%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****2%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****90%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kesalwada?

■ Kesalwada · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**927

Working population ****55.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 43.1% for women. 66% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 29 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (31%) · **■** Other work 76 (45%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%)

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 Goharganj

- Jait308 people
- Jaithar308 people
- Pipaliya Dhakad308 people
- Beela Khedi306 people
- Jhagar304 people
- Mundla303 people
- Ghana302 people
- Khodra302 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kesalwada from Raisen?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kesalwada?306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesalwada in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesalwada?52.5% (Census 2011)