Keskal is a city in

Kondagaon district Kondagaon district is a district of Chhattisgarh, India, and separated from Bastar district on 24 January 2012. with headquarters in Kondagaon.It is mostly renowned for its bell metal craft and other art forms native to the tribal of Bastar. Als ...

formerly in Madhya Pradesh and now in

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

, India.

Geography

It is located at an elevation of 651 m above MSL.

Location

Keskal is 129 km from

Jagdalpur Jagdalpur is a city in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Jagdalpur is the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division. It was earlier the capital of the former princely state of Bastar. It is the fo ...

180 km from Raipur, 30 km from Kanker and about 60 km north of

Kondagaon Kondagaon a municipality about 70 kilometers from Jagdalpur city is the headquarter of Kondagaon district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Chhattisgarh. It is the third largest city of Bastar division. Kondagaon separat ...

on NH30. The nearest airport is

Raipur Airport Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...

and railway station is at Jagdalpur.

Tourism

Keshkal Ghat is a nearby attraction.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 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.

Business and economy

The major business done by the peoples of Keshkal are sale and purchase of grains like rice, wheat, maize, mahua, and tamarind. Keskal has heavy bauxite deposits.

References

Cities and towns in Kondagaon district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub