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About Kelga Village

Kelga is a large village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,452, made up of 1,192 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 2,452
Male Population 1,192
Female Population 1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelga compares

By the 2011 count Kelga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 541 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kelga

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

How far is Kelga from other places

Kelga lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 16 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 Kelga
Tehsil headquarters Basia 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km
Nearest town Gumlā 33 km

Villages closest to Kelga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basia 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 Kelga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelga village had a population of 2,452. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kelga village has 1,192 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelga has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kelga is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelga covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelga falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kelga is Kurkura, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Kelga.

Kelga is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelga is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 5.8 km away. Kurkura is about 16 km away. Gumla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siribira (under 2 km), Launga (1.9 km) and Saruda (2.0 km).

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

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