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<div>{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Keshkal<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = gondi, halbi<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type =city (nagar panchayat)<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Chhattisgarh#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20|5|5|N|81|35|12|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kondagaon district|Kondagaon]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 43000<br />
| population_as_of = <br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Halbi language|Halbi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 494331<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code <br />
| area_code = 07848<br />
| registration_plate =CG 27<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kanker<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kanker<br />
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'''Keskal''' is a city in [[Kondagaon district]] formerly in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and now in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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><br />
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==Location==<br />
Keskal is 129 &nbsp;km from [[Jagdalpur]] 180&nbsp;km from Raipur, 30&nbsp;km from [[Kanker, Chhattisgarh|Kanker]] and about 60&nbsp;km north of [[Kondagaon]] on NH30.<br />
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The nearest airport is [[Raipur Airport]] and railway station is at Jagdalpur.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
[[File:Keskal Ghat.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Keskal Ghat]]<br />
Keshkal Ghat is a nearby attraction.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Keshkal-Ghat-65963.htm About Keskal Ghat]</ref> Keshkal Panchavati is a notable tourist spot. It is nearly {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} from Keshkal bus stand. Gobraien is a pilgrim centre, where a [[Shiv Linga]] temple is situated. <br />
==Business and economy==<br />
The major business done by the peoples of Keshkal are sale and purchase of grains like rice, wheat, maize, [[Mahua (plant)|mahua]], and tamarind.<br />
Keskal has heavy [[bauxite]] deposits.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kondagaon district]]<br />
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