About Kelo Village

Kelo is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 199 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Rania
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	416
Male Population	199
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelo compares

By the 2011 count Kelo is the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1010.

Getting to Kelo

Kelo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kelo from other places

Kelo lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, 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 Kelo
Tehsil headquarters	Rania	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	16 km
District headquarters	Khunti	33 km

Villages closest to Kelo

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

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Common questions about Kelo

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelo village had a population of 416. That makes it the 36th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Kelo village has 199 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelo has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kelo is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelo covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelo falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kelo is Pakra, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kelo.

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

Kelo is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 5.3 km away. Pakra is about 16 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.