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About Kelande Village

Kelande is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 383 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelande village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 398.31 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 383
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kelande compares

By the 2011 count Kelande is the 31st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 398.31 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kelande

The census records public bus service for Kelande as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelande from other places

Kelande lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 3.2 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 Kelande
Nearest railway station Piska 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 3.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 11 km

Villages closest to Kelande

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelande village had a population of 777. That makes it the 31st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Kelande village has 383 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelande has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kelande is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelande covers 398.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelande falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kelande is Piska, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kelande.

Kelande is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelande is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 3.2 km away. Nagri is about 3.8 km away. Ranchi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piska (under 2 km), Bandheya (2.2 km) and Kudlum (2.3 km).

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

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