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About Kelan Village

Kelan is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 91 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,253 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 43.47 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 91
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,253
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelan compares

By the 2011 count Kelan is the 110th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 43.47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1217.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karan Ghat, Karonthi, Kasehda and Kathaun. 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 Kelan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelan village had a population of 205. That makes it the 110th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Kelan village has 91 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelan has about 1253 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Kelan is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelan covers 43.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelan falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra 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 <5 km distance for Kelan.

Kelan is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra 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 Kelan today is likely to be higher.

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