Village · Lakhani, Bhandara # Kesalwada Kesalwada is a village in Lakhani sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 3,941 people in 814 households, the 4th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%. - 3,941 people (2011) - 814 households - 84.5% literacy - 765 females per 1,000 males ## Kesalwada PIN code and other codes Kesalwada falls in Lakhani sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Lakhani - Census village code 537193 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kesalwada from nearby towns? - Lakhani (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ) 25 km by road - Bhandara (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kesalwada? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kesalwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Lakhani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhandara - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kesalwada known for? Products made here include wooden furniture and metal work. About 67% of the 720 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kesalwada Of every 100 households in Kesalwada in 2011, 88 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kesalwada · ■ Lakhani rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 81% - Toilet within the home 50% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 50% 45% - Tap water 19% 21% - Drinking water within premises 28% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 89% - Use banking services 45% 56% - Television 40% 35% - Mobile phone 35% 37% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 13% 22% - Own their home 94% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kesalwada? ■ Kesalwada · ■ Lakhani rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.5% 84.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 765 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 984 975 - Working population 47.0% 53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 75.1% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 233 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,130 (61%) · ■ Household industry 22 (1%) · ■ Other work 186 (10%) · ■ Marginal 280 (15%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhani - Lakhani 12,636 people - Pohara 4,978 people - Palandur 4,739 people - Pimpalgaon 3,166 people - Lakhori 2,751 people - Sawari 2,602 people - Salebhata 2,490 people All 103 villages in Lakhani ## Other places named Kesalwada - Kesalwada · Village, Bhandara, Bhandara · 2,565 people - Kesalwada · Village, Tirora, Gondiya · 1,943 people - Kesalwada · Village, Lakhani, Bhandara · 1,086 people - Kesalwada · Village, Pauni, Bhandara · 758 people - Kesalwada · Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya · 713 people - Kesalwada · Village, Mohadi, Bhandara · 698 people ## Quick answers - How far is Kesalwada from Bhandara? 25 km by road - What is the population of Kesalwada? 3,941 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesalwada in? Bhandara district (Lakhani sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kesalwada? 84.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhani/kesalwada-537193/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.