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About Kelad Village

Kelad is a mid sized village in Velhe tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 282 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776 hectares hectares.

Kelad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Velhe
Area (hectares) 776 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 282
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelad compares

By the 2011 count Kelad is the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 776 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1017.

Getting to Kelad

Kelad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kelad from other places

Kelad lies about 45 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Sape Wamane, about 28 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 Kelad
Tehsil headquarters Velhe 12 km
Nearest town Mahād 22 km
Nearest railway station Sape Wamane 28 km
District headquarters Pune 45 km

Villages closest to Kelad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelad village had a population of 562. That makes it the 34th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kelad village has 282 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelad has about 993 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 1017.

Kelad covers 776 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelad falls under Velhe tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kelad is Sape Wamane, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kelad.

Kelad is about 45 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelad is in Velhe tehsil of Pune district. Velhe is about 12 km away. Mahād is about 22 km away. Sape Wamane is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karnavadi (2.4 km), Bhordi (2.9 km) and Pasali (4.0 km).

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

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