Keskal is a town in Bastar district

Bastar District

Bastar District is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. Jagdalpur is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 8755.79 km²...

 formerly in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

and now in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Geography

It is located at 20°5′5"N 81°35′12"E at an elevation of 651 m above MSL.

Keskal has heavy bauxite

Bauxite

Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...

 deposits.

Location

Keskal is 250 km from Jabalpur 168 km from Raipur, 30 km from Kanker

Kanker

Kanker is a city and a municipality in Kanker District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.-Geography:Kanker is located at . It has an average elevation of 388 metres .-Demographics:...

 and about 60 km north of Kondagaon

Kondagaon

Kondagaon is a town and a municipality in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.-Geography:Kondagaon is located at . It has an average elevation of 593 metres .-Demographics:...

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Nearest airport is Raipur Airport

Raipur Airport

Raipur Airport aka Mana Airport is located south of Raipur, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.-Airlines and destinations:Passenger-External links:*...

 and railway station is at Jagdalpur

Jagdalpur

Jagdalpur is a city and a municipality in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bastar District and Bastar Division, and was the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Bastar. Jagdalpur and its surrounding area comprise a major part of the...

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Tourism

Keshkal Ghat is a nearby attraction. It is a scenic spot and offers a spectacular view of the valley below. Keshkal PANCHAVATI is very famous spot of tourism. It is nearly 2 km from keshkal bus stand. GOBRAIEN is very famous pilgrim centre, where shiv linga temple is situated. Informations 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 etc.