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- LGD code
- 534604
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population
- 360
- Households
- 103
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Sex ratio
- 837 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 235
- Distance to district centre
- 100 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 55 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 676 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 361 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nagri · 32 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Nandori · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Keslapar compares
By population, Keslapar ranks #115 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.6%
−3.5% vs mandal average
Keslapar70.6%
Samudrapur mandal74.1%
Wardha district78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
837
−95 vs mandal average
Keslapar837
Samudrapur mandal932
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.6 vs mandal average
Keslapar3.5
Samudrapur mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Keslapar at a glance
Keslapar is a village of 360 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 115th-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 71%, 4 points below the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 837 women per 1,000 men. It lies 100 km from the Wardha district centre, 26 km from Chimur, the nearest town, 32 km from Nagri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534604. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Nandori, 18 km away. The village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 424 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keslapar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HINGANGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 482.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 405.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 16.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Keslapar
- LGD code
- 534604
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 360
- Population (projected 2026)
- 424
- Households
- 103
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 837
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Coordinates
- 20.57028°N, 79.14007°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoli
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
- Block / Mandal
- Samudrapur
Getting there
How to reach Keslapar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai676 kmcapital
- Hyderabad361 km
- Chennai841 km
- Bengaluru861 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNagri32 km
- Bus stopJamb22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Nandori18 km
- ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank39 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
- CollegeIndustrial Training Institute40 km
- Police stationUmred Police Station36 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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