Kesinga Tehsil - Kalahandi, Odisha

Kesinga is an administrative tehsil in the Kalahandi district of Odisha, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Kesinga is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Kesinga, while the nearest airport is Utkela Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 11.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 506 km², including 491.81 km² rural area and 14.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 984 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kesinga Tehsil

Kesinga Tehsil has a total of 113 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adhamunda	Rural	Adhamunda
2	Amath	Rural	Chancher
3	Amatha	Rural	Nunmath
4	Babejore	Rural	Tundala
5	Badipada	Rural	Sirjapali
6	Bagad	Unmapped	Not applicable
7	Bagmunda Dangar	Unmapped	Not applicable
8	Bahadurpadar	Unmapped	Not applicable
9	Bahadurpita	Rural	Paralasinga
10	Balsi	Rural	Balsi
11	Bandhapada	Rural	Tundala
12	Baramuni Dangar	Rural	Kandel
13	Belamal	Rural	Paralasinga
14	Belamal	Rural	Pastikudi
15	Belkhandi	Rural	Belakhandi
16	Bhanramal	Rural	Paralasinga
17	Bhejapadar	Rural	Kikia
18	Bijkhaman	Rural	Nunmath
19	Bineikela	Rural	Kasrupada
20	Birkul Dangar	Rural	Kandel
21	Bishodi	Rural	Gokuleswar
22	Boria	Rural	Boria
23	Boringpadar	Unmapped	Not applicable
24	Boringpadar	Rural	Phatkamal
25	Brahmani	Rural	Kandel
26	Chancher	Rural	Chancher
27	Chhenagaon	Rural	Kundabandh
28	Chichirla	Rural	Boria
29	Dangarmurli	Rural	Kikia
30	Degaon	Rural	Deogaon
31	Dendoguda	Rural	Laitara
32	Digsira	Rural	Sirjapali
33	Dumermunda	Rural	Kundabandh
34	Dumermunda	Rural	Sirol
35	Dunguriguda	Rural	Gaiagaon
36	Gaidara	Rural	Boria
37	Gaigaon	Rural	Gaiagaon
38	Ghantsola	Rural	Kasrupada
39	Ghatpada	Rural	Kasrupada
40	Godtola	Rural	Patharla
41	Gokulsara	Rural	Gokuleswar
42	Gurjimunda	Rural	Kundabandh
43	Hatikhoj	Rural	Hatrikhoj
44	Jamujor	Rural	Deogaon
45	Jharkusum Khunti	Rural	Adhamunda
46	Jolako	Rural	Laitara
47	Jujurang	Rural	Gokuleswar
48	Jurkabhadi	Rural	Paralasinga
49	Kachharamunda	Rural	Kundabandh
50	Kanabira	Rural	Gaiagaon
51	Kandel	Rural	Kandel
52	Kantamal	Rural	Utkela
53	Kantesir	Rural	Kantesir
54	Karlabhadi	Rural	Laitara
55	Karlakhunta	Rural	Kandel
56	Kashrupada	Rural	Kasrupada
57	Kesinga	Unmapped	Not applicable
58	Kesinga Nazul	Unmapped	Not applicable
59	Khajurpada	Rural	Tundala
60	Khamari	Rural	Gaiagaon
61	Khasbahal	Rural	Nunmath
62	Kikia	Rural	Kikia
63	Kinerkela	Rural	Nunmath
64	Kirokuda	Rural	Gaiagaon
65	Kokadmal	Rural	Balsi
66	Kokadmal	Rural	Utkela
67	Kokomunda	Rural	Chancher
68	Kulihari Gumpha	Rural	Hatrikhoj
69	Kumarpur	Rural	Kantesir
70	Kundabandha	Rural	Kundabandh
71	Kurlupada	Rural	Kantesir
72	Laitara	Rural	Laitara
73	Latakabahali	Rural	Phatkamal
74	Limgaon	Rural	Turlakhaman
75	Mahagaon	Rural	Palan
76	Makhapala	Rural	Chancher
77	Malpada	Rural	Patharla
78	Masani Munda	Rural	Laitara
79	Masani Munda Dangar	Rural	Kundabandh
80	Masanibandha	Rural	Balsi
81	Matia	Rural	Deogaon
82	Nagupala	Rural	Boria
83	Nasigaon	Rural	Nasigaon
84	Nunmath	Rural	Nunmath
85	Paralsinga	Rural	Paralasinga
86	Pastikudi	Rural	Pastikudi
87	Patharla	Rural	Patharla
88	Phatakamal	Rural	Phatkamal
89	Pipalbhadi	Rural	Nasigaon
90	Pipalpadar	Rural	Hatrikhoj
91	Podakham	Rural	Sirol
92	Pujiguda	Rural	Gaiagaon
93	Rajapada	Rural	Tundala
94	Rengali	Rural	Balsi
95	Rengali	Rural	Kasrupada
96	Sagaram Danger	Rural	Laitara
97	Sanrapadar	Rural	Paralasinga
98	Siletpada	Rural	Hatrikhoj
99	Sindhbahali	Rural	Kandel
100	Singjharan	Rural	Kasrupada
101	Sirjapali	Rural	Sirjapali
102	Sirol	Rural	Sirol
103	Suben-Dangar	Unmapped	Not applicable
104	Sukunabhata	Rural	Kasrupada
105	Surujor	Rural	Kundabandh
106	Talbhaira	Rural	Belakhandi
107	Tansir	Rural	Kantesir
108	Themara	Rural	Utkela
109	Themera	Rural	Pastikudi
110	Tundala	Rural	Tundala
111	Turla	Rural	Kandel
112	Turlakhaman	Rural	Turlakhaman
113	Utkela	Rural	Utkela

Population of Kesinga Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Kesinga Tehsil has a total population of 1,41,365 people, consisting of 71,241 males and 70,124 females. There are 36,947 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 279 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,41,365	1,22,126	19,239
Male Population	71,241	61,397	9,844
Female Population	70,124	60,729	9,395
Total Households	36,947	32,676	4,271
Population Density	279 / km²	248 / km²	1,327 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 82,155 literate people and 18,771 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 24,104 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 33,026 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	18,771	16,444	2,327
Literate Population	82,155	69,113	13,042
Illiterate Population	59,210	53,013	6,197
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	24,104	20,442	3,662
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	33,026	30,685	2,341

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Kesinga (केसिंगा)
District	Kalahandi
State / UT	Odisha
Railway Station	Kesinga
Total Area	506 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	984
Total Population (2011)	1,41,365
Density	279/km²
Total Villages	113

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