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About Kelavade Village

Kelavade is a small village in Rajapur tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 185 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,573 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelavade Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelavade village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Rajapur
Pincode 416702
Area (hectares) 403.1 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 185
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,573
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelavade compares

By the 2011 count Kelavade is the 134th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 403.1 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1229.

Getting to Kelavade

Kelavade is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelavade as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karshingewadi, Kasarwadi, Kasheli and Katali. 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 Kelavade

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelavade village had a population of 476. That makes it the 134th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kelavade village has 185 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelavade has about 1573 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1229.

The pincode recorded for Kelavade is 416702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelavade covers 403.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelavade falls under Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kelavade 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 - 10 km distance for Kelavade.

Kelavade is in Rajapur tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Kelavade today is likely to be higher.

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