About Kelwa Village

Kelwa is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 779 males and 734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Panki
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	1,513
Male Population	779
Female Population	734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelwa compares

By the 2011 count Kelwa is the 23rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kelwa

Kelwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kamtola, Kaparphuta, Karar and Karma. 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 Kelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwa village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Kelwa village has 779 males and 734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kelwa is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelwa covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kelwa falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kelwa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kelwa.

Kelwa is in Panki 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.