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About Kelod Village

Kelod is a large village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,283, made up of 1,690 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.87 hectares hectares.

Kelod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 546.87 hectares
Population 3,283
Male Population 1,690
Female Population 1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kelod compares

By the 2011 count Kelod is the 15th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 546.87 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kelod

Kelod is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelod 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelod from other places

Kelod lies about 26 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 7.2 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 Kelod
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 7.2 km
District headquarters Indore 26 km

Villages closest to Kelod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelod village had a population of 3,283. That makes it the 15th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Kelod village has 1,690 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelod has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Kelod covers 546.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kelod falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kelod is Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kelod.

Kelod is about 26 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelod is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Mhow is about 7.1 km away. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar is about 7.2 km away. Indore is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berchha (1.7 km), Gawali Palasya (2.8 km) and Nandlai (2.8 km).

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

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