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About Kelzar Village

Kelzar is a small village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 140 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579 hectares hectares.

Kelzar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelzar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 579 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 140
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kelzar compares

By the 2011 count Kelzar is the 83rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 579 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kelzar

The census records public bus service for Kelzar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelzar from other places

Kelzar lies about 38 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Wirur, about 2.5 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 Kelzar
Nearest railway station Wirur 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 17 km
Nearest town Rājūra 17 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 38 km

Villages closest to Kelzar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelzar village had a population of 295. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kelzar village has 140 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelzar has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Kelzar covers 579 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelzar falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kelzar is Wirur, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance for Kelzar.

Kelzar is about 38 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelzar is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Wirur is about 2.5 km away. Rajura is about 17 km away. Rājūra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinchala (1.9 km), Navegaon (2.3 km) and Wirur Station (2.8 km).

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

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