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Keshla

केशला
Barghat mandal
Pincode 480667
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rupesh Kumar Thakur
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LGD code
496920
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population
2,258
Households
456
Literacy rate
68.5%
Sex ratio
1031 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,085
Distance to district centre
348 km
Distance to mandal centre
305 km
Distance to Bhopal
566 km
Distance to Kolkata
593 km
Nearest railway station
demo railway · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
bhatiya hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Keshla compares

By population, Keshla ranks #18 of 140 villages in Barghat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.5%
+2.4% vs mandal average
Keshla
68.5%
Barghat mandal
66.1%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,031
+17 vs mandal average
Keshla
1,031
Barghat mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.7 vs mandal average
Keshla
5.0
Barghat mandal
4.3

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

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Keshla at a glance

Keshla is a village of 2,258 people in 456 households (Census 2011) in Barghat tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 140 villages in Barghat tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,031 women per 1,000 men. It lies 348 km from the Seoni district centre, 15 km from demo railway railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 496920. The nearest hospital or health centre is bhatiya hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Rupesh Kumar Thakur, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 2,662 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Keslakalan

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Keshla · this village2,25869%
Keshla · Dipka71360%0 km N
Keshla · Nandghat89353%0 km N
Keshla · Bankhedi62155%0 km N
Keshla · Khairagarh95259%0 km N
Keshla · Gadarwara84461%0 km N
Keshla · Sitapur0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keshla

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BARGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
15
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
503.77
Irrigated area (ha)
279.35
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Keshla

LGD code
496920
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population (Census 2011)
2,258
Population (projected 2026)
2,662
Households
456
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1031
Literacy rate
68.5%
Coordinates
21.74744°N, 82.67311°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keolari
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Rupesh Kumar Thakur
Block / Mandal
Barghat
Getting there

How to reach Keshla

Mandal centre
Barghat · ≈ 305 km
≈ 10 h 27 min by car · 12 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 348 km
≈ 11 h 53 min by car · 14 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal566 kmcapital
  • Kolkata593 km
  • Hyderabad654 km
  • Delhi941 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationdemo railway15 km
  • Hospital / PHCbhatiya hospital16 km
  • Petrol pumpIBP Petrol Station31 km
  • CollegeDr. C. V. Raman University42 km
  • Police stationPolice Station30 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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