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Kesda

Bodla mandal
Pincode 491995
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
girja bai sahu
Contact: 91****4977
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LGD code
439472
Pincode
491995
Post office
Kawardha
Population
197
Households
48
Literacy rate
35.5%
Sex ratio
1096 ♀/1000♂
Workers
122
Census 2011 · in context

How Kesda compares

By population, Kesda ranks #179 of 244 villages in Bodla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
35.5%
−10.1% vs mandal average
Kesda
35.5%
Bodla mandal
45.6%
Kabeerdham district
50.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,096
+94 vs mandal average
Kesda
1,096
Bodla mandal
1,002
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Kesda
4.1
Bodla mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kesda at a glance

Kesda is a village of 197 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Bodla tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, the 179th-largest of 244 villages in Bodla tehsil. Literacy is 36%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,096 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491995, served by Kawardha post office; the LGD village code is 439472. The sarpanch is girja bai sahu , and the village votes in Kurud assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The population is estimated at 232 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kesda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KAWARDHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
40
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BANDHA
Total area (ha)
262.43
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kesda

LGD code
439472
Pincode
491995
Post office
Kawardha
Population (Census 2011)
197
Population (projected 2026)
232
Households
48
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1096
Literacy rate
35.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurud
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Chandrakar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
girja bai sahu
Block / Mandal
Bodla
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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