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About Kel Village

Kel is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 328 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kel village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 389230
Area (hectares) 809.3 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 328
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kel compares

By the 2011 count Kel is the 103rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 809.3 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 947.

Getting to Kel

Kel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kel as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kel from other places

Kel lies about 17 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Chanchelav, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kel
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 15 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 15 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 17 km
Nearest railway station Chanchelav 26 km

Villages closest to Kel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lunawada tehsil.

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 Kel

As per the Census of India 2011, Kel village had a population of 670. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Kel village has 328 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kel has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kel is 389230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kel covers 809.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kel falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kel is Chanchelav, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kel.

Kel is about 17 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kel is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 15 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 15 km away. Panch Mahals is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jetharibor (2.4 km), Chuladiya (2.5 km) and Simlet (3.7 km).

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

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