# Kesalwada Village, Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya (Maharashtra)

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Village · Sadak-Arjuni, Gondiya 

# Kesalwada

Kesalwada is a village in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 185 households**, the 64th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 713people (2011)
- 185households
- 87.9%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Kesalwada PIN code and other codes

Kesalwada falls in Sadak-Arjuni sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSadak-Arjuni
- Census village code538131

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?

- Sadak-Arjuni (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)46 km by road
- Gondiya (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 Kesalwada?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · S Arjuni
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · S Arjuni
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · S Arjuni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 **paddy**. About 59% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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, 76 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kesalwada · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****84%**

**81%

Television ****33%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****84%**

**95%

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 · ■ Sadak-Arjuni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1237**

**948

Working population ****53.6%**

**55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 81.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (10%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 277 (73%)

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 Sadak-Arjuni

- Mahuli738 people
- Heti Girola736 people
- Rajguda727 people
- Murpar716 people
- Kolargaon712 people
- Bhusaritola711 people
- Halbitola683 people
- Dongargaon678 people

[All 108 villages in Sadak-Arjuni](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/sadak-arjuni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kesalwada from Gondiya?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kesalwada?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesalwada in?Gondiya district (Sadak-Arjuni sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kesalwada?87.9% (Census 2011)