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About Kelo Village

Kelo is a mid sized village in Gurundia tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 362 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelo village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Gurundia
Pincode 770043
Area (hectares) 501 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 362
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelo compares

By the 2011 count Kelo is the 15th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 503 residents. Its 501 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kelo

Kelo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelo from other places

Kelo lies about 101 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 22 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 Kelo
Tehsil headquarters Gurundia 19 km
Nearest railway station Barsuan 22 km
Nearest town Deogarh 31 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 101 km

Villages closest to Kelo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelo village had a population of 704. That makes it the 15th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 503 residents.

Kelo village has 362 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelo has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kelo is 770043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelo covers 501 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelo falls under Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kelo is Barsuan, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kelo.

Kelo is about 101 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelo is in Gurundia tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gurundia is about 19 km away. Barsuan is about 22 km away. Deogarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansar (2.1 km), Nuapali (3.9 km) and Badibahal (11 km).

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

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