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About Kelashi Village

Kelashi is a small village in Yellapur tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 129 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1976.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581359, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelashi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Yellapur
Pincode 581359
Area (hectares) 1976.3 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 129
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelashi compares

By the 2011 count Kelashi is the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 1976.3 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 963.

Getting to Kelashi

Kelashi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kelashi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelashi from other places

Kelashi lies about 25 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Ankola, about 44 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 Kelashi
Tehsil headquarters Yellapur 14 km
Nearest town Yellāpur 14 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 25 km
Nearest railway station Ankola 44 km

Villages closest to Kelashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelashi village had a population of 258. That makes it the 61st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Kelashi village has 129 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelashi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kelashi is 581359. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelashi covers 1976.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelashi falls under Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kelashi is Ankola, about 44 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kelashi.

Kelashi is about 25 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelashi is in Yellapur tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Yellapur is about 14 km away. Yellāpur is about 14 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabaguli (3.5 km), Sulagar (4.0 km) and Arbail (4.8 km).

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

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