About Kelwa Village

Kelwa is one of the larger villages in Palghar tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,421, made up of 3,232 males and 3,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3773 hectares hectares.

Kelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwa village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Palghar
Area (hectares)	3773 hectares
Population	6,421
Male Population	3,232
Female Population	3,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelwa compares

By the 2011 count Kelwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 3773 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kelwa

Kelwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelwa 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 Karalgaon, Kardal, Karwale and Katale. 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Kelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwa village had a population of 6,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kelwa village has 3,232 males and 3,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Kelwa covers 3773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelwa falls under Palghar tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kelwa 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 Kelwa.

Kelwa is in Palghar 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.