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| {{Infobox settlement
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| | name = Keshkal
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| | native_name_lang = gondi,halbi
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| | settlement_type =city (nagar panchayat)
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| | pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India
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| | pushpin_label_position = right
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| | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India
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| | coordinates = {{coord|20|5|5|N|81|35|12|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_name = [[India]]
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[Kondagaon district|Kondagaon]]
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| | established_title = <!-- Established -->
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| | unit_pref = Metric
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| | population_total = 43000
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| | population_density_km2 = auto
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| | demographics_type1 = Languages
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| | demographics1_title1 = Official
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| | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | postal_code = 494331
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| | area_code_type = Telephone code
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| | area_code = 07848
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| | registration_plate =CG 27
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| | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
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| | blank1_info_sec1 = Kanker
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| | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
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| | blank2_info_sec1 = Kanker
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| '''Keskal''' is a city in [[Kondagaon district]] formerly in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and now in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]].
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| ==Geography==
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| It is located at an elevation of 651 m above MSL.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Keskal.html Map and weather of Keskal]</ref>
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| ==Location==
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| Keskal is 129 km from [[Jagdalpur]] 180 km from Raipur, 30 km from [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]] and about 60 km north of [[Kondagaon]] on NH30.
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| The nearest airport is [[Raipur Airport]] and railway station is at Jagdalpur.
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| ==Tourism==
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| [[File:Keskal Ghat.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Keskal Ghat]]
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| Keshkal Ghat is a nearby attraction.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Keshkal-Ghat-65963.htm About Keskal Ghat]</ref> It is a scenic spot and offers a view of the valley below. Keshkal PANCHAVATI is spot of tourism. It is nearly {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} from Keshkal bus stand. GOBRAIEN is a pilgrim centre, where shiv linga temple is situated. Information regarding this can be obtained from situated in Keshkal Bus Stand.
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| ==Business and economy==
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| The major business done by the peoples of Keshkal are sale and purchase of grains like rice, wheat, maize, [[Mahua (plant)|mahua]], and tamarind.
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| Keskal has heavy [[bauxite]] deposits.
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Cities and towns in Kondagaon district]]
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