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About Kelad Village

Kelad is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 23 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 19.78 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 23
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelad compares

By the 2011 count Kelad is the 62nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 19.78 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1020.

Getting to Kelad

Kelad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelad 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. The nearest villages by name are Kangcha, Kardang, Karing and Kathal. 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 Kelad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelad village had a population of 45. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Kelad village has 23 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelad has about 957 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kelad is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelad covers 19.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelad falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kelad 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 10+ km distance for Kelad.

Kelad is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti 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 Kelad today is likely to be higher.

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