# Kesinga, Kalahandi (Odisha) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kalahandi, Odisha 

# Kesinga

Kesinga is a sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha. At the 2011 Census it had **141,365 people**, 1 town and 127 villages (121 inhabited). The largest village is Utkela (3,895 people).

- 141,365people (2011)
- 127villages
- 1towns
- 67.0%literacy

## Population of Kesinga compared with Kalahandi

■ Kesinga · ■ Kalahandi district

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**957

Working population ****43.6%**

**47.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kesinga

Of every 100 households in Kesinga in 2011, 31 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kesinga · ■ Kalahandi district

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**88%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**28%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**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).

## Towns in Kesinga

- Kesinga19,239 people

## Largest villages in Kesinga

- Utkela · 3,895 people
- Patharla · 3,250 people
- Ruphuda · 2,685 people
- Kantesir · 2,632 people
- Palam · 2,415 people
- Pipalpadar · 2,266 people
- Kandel · 2,207 people
- Kikia · 2,119 people
- Laitara · 2,090 people
- Talbhaira · 2,090 people
- Tansir · 2,014 people
- Rengali · 2,006 people
- Paralsinga · 1,909 people
- Chancher · 1,896 people
- Sirol · 1,884 people
- Takarla · 1,839 people

[All 127 villages in Kesinga →](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kesinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kesinga?127 (121 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesinga in?Kalahandi district, Odisha
- What is the population of Kesinga?141,365 (Census 2011)