About Kelhar Village

Kelhar is a large village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,273, made up of 1,734 males and 1,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	3,273
Male Population	1,734
Female Population	1,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kelhar compares

By the 2011 count Kelhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kelhar

Kelhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kanke Khurd, Karar Kalan, Karar Khurd and Kariahar. 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 Kelhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelhar village had a population of 3,273. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Kelhar village has 1,734 males and 1,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelhar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kelhar is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelhar covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kelhar falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kelhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kelhar.

Kelhar is in Patan tehsil of Palamu 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.