Notified Area Council · Kalahandi district
Kesinga
Kesinga is a notified area council (NAC), the urban local body for smaller towns in Odisha, in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Census 2011 counted 19,239 people in 4,271 households, up 13.7% from 16,917 in 2001.
- Population (2011)
- 19,239
- Literacy
- 77.1%
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- Wards (2011)
- 12
- Sub-district
- Kesinga
- LGD body code
- 250559
People and work in Kesinga
- Population
- 19,239
- 9,844 male · 9,395 female
- Households
- 4,271
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 77.1%
- men 85.0% · women 68.9%below urban Kalahandi (81.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 954
- about the same as urban Kalahandi (953)
- Girls per 1,000 boys (0–6)
- 914
- People per km²
- 1,327
- Scheduled Castes
- 3,662 (19.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,341 (12.2%)
What the 6,839 workers did
- Cultivators285 (4.2%)
- Agricultural labourers238 (3.5%)
- Household industry379 (5.5%)
- Other work4,907 (71.8%)
- Marginal workers1,030 (15.1%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (district, sub-district and town level).
Population since 1971
Census counts for each decade in which Kesinga was counted as a town (L = lakh).
Place and climate
- Area
- 14.5 km²
- Population class
- Class IV
- Community development block
- Kesinga
- Annual rainfall
- 1,471.95 mm
- Temperature range
- 4°C to 45°C
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 400 km by road
- District headquarters
- Bhawanipatna, 35 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kesinga (in the town)
- Nearest city of 1 lakh+
- Sambalpur, 200 km
- Roads
- 47.65 km pucca, 52 km kutcha
- Fire station
- In the town
- Homes with electricity connections
- 2,100
Schools and colleges
- Primary schools
- 15 (9 government, 6 private)
- Middle schools
- 7 (3 government, 4 private)
- Secondary schools
- 5 (2 government, 3 private)
- Senior secondary schools
- 2 (1 government, 1 private)
- Degree colleges
- 5
Health
- Hospitals (allopathic)
- 1, 50 beds
- Family welfare centres
- 1
- Veterinary hospitals
- 1
- Medicine shops
- 14
Banks, culture and products
- Nationalised banks
- 6
- Co-operative banks
- 1
- Cinema halls
- 1
- Public libraries
- 2
- Reading rooms
- 1
- Auditoriums / community halls
- 2
- Stadiums
- 1
- Main manufactured products
- Bansal Rubber, Shiva Garment
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since.
Other towns in Kalahandi
See also: Kesinga sub-district · People of Kalahandi district
Town status is as of the 2011 census; the Local Government Directory lists Kesinga as a notified area council (December 2022). Know the town's history, landmarks or festivals? Share it with us.