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About Kelgan Village

Kelgan is a small village in Mangaon tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 92 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Kelgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelgan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mangaon
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 92
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelgan compares

By the 2011 count Kelgan is the 173rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kelgan

Kelgan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelgan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karambeli, Kashene, Kashimbale Tarf Nijampur and Kavilvahal Bk. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kelgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelgan village had a population of 203. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kelgan village has 92 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelgan has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Kelgan covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelgan falls under Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kelgan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kelgan.

Kelgan is in Mangaon tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kelgan today is likely to be higher.

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