About Kelan Village

Kelan is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 213 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	130.83 hectares
Population	417
Male Population	213
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelan compares

By the 2011 count Kelan is the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 130.83 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kelan

Kelan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kasba Ghatasani, Kasba Hobar, Kasba Naini Khad and Kasba Raipur. 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.

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Common questions about Kelan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelan village had a population of 417. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Kelan village has 213 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelan has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kelan is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelan covers 130.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelan falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kelan.

Kelan is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba 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.