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About Kelwad Village

Kelwad is a small village in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 67 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.86 hectares hectares.

Kelwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Arjuni Morgaon
Area (hectares) 261.86 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 67
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelwad compares

By the 2011 count Kelwad is the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 261.86 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kelwad

Kelwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelwad as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Karadgaon, Karandali, Kasari and Katgaon. 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.

Common questions about Kelwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwad village had a population of 132. That makes it the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Kelwad village has 67 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwad has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Kelwad covers 261.86 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.

Kelwad falls under Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kelwad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kelwad is in Arjuni Morgaon tehsil of Gondiya 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.

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

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