Kesta, Kotdwara, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on October 5, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kesta


The village Kesta is located in Kotdwara Tahsil of Pauri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Kesta Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dugadda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kotdwara, which is about 67 kilometers away from Kesta.

Travel and Communication for Kesta


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kesta,
Pauri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246144

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kesta


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kesta is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kesta is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kesta


As per available data from the year 2009, 349 persons live in 85 house holds in the village Kesta. There are 181 female individuals and 168 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.86% and males constitute 48.14% of the total population.

There are 48 scheduled castes persons of which 22 are females and 26 are males. Females constitute 45.83% and males constitute 54.17% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 13.75% of the total population.

Population density of Kesta is 86.4 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kesta


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Total area of Kesta is 403.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 111.64 ha. About 98.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 13.24 ha is irrigated area. About 13.24 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 3.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 74.3 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 55 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 11.02 ha is culturable waste land. About 15.87 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 132.99 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kesta


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Pokhal, which is less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

There is a government primary school in the village Kesta.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a government middle school in Pokhari, which is less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Pokhari, which is less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Pokhari, which is less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

Colleges in Kesta


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kotdwara, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Hardwar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Hardwar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Hardwar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kotdwara, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

Other Educational Facilities in Kesta


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dogadda, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dogadda, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

Healthcare Facilities in Kesta


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kesta.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kesta.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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