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About Kelghar Village

Kelghar is a mid sized village in Jawhar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,304, made up of 627 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.25 hectares hectares.

Kelghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Jawhar
Area (hectares) 670.25 hectares
Population 1,304
Male Population 627
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelghar compares

By the 2011 count Kelghar is the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 670.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1035.

Getting to Kelghar

Kelghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelghar 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. The nearest villages by name are Kardhan, Kasatwadi, Kashivali Tarf Dengachimet and Kaulale. 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 Kelghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelghar village had a population of 1,304. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Kelghar village has 627 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelghar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Kelghar covers 670.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelghar falls under Jawhar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kelghar 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 10+ km distance for Kelghar.

Kelghar is in Jawhar tehsil of Thane 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 Kelghar today is likely to be higher.

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