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About Keli Village

Keli is a mid sized village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 320 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.3 hectares hectares.

Keli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 260.3 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 320
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Keli compares

By the 2011 count Keli is the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 260.3 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Keli

Keli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Keli 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 Keli from other places

Keli lies about 7.7 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Sevagram, about 8.3 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 Keli
Nearest town Pipri 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 7.7 km
District headquarters Wardha 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Sevagram 8.3 km

Villages closest to Keli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keli village had a population of 588. That makes it the 54th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Keli village has 320 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keli has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Keli covers 260.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Keli falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Keli is Sevagram, about 8.3 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 Keli.

Keli is about 7.7 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keli is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Pipri is about 2.5 km away. Seloo is about 7.7 km away. Wardha is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wanoda (under 2 km), Yeli (under 2 km) and Kherda (under 2 km).

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

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