About Kelan Village

Kelan is one of the larger villages in Chhatargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,074, made up of 2,617 males and 2,457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Chhatargarh
Pincode	334001
Area (hectares)	13634 hectares
Population	5,074
Male Population	2,617
Female Population	2,457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelan compares

By the 2011 count Kelan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents. Its 13634 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kelan

Kelan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhataragarh, Gabna Lalanwali, Gheghara and Gourisar. 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.

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Common questions about Kelan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelan village had a population of 5,074. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,304 residents.

Kelan village has 2,617 males and 2,457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kelan is 334001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelan covers 13634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelan falls under Chhatargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kelan 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 village for Kelan.

Kelan is in Chhatargarh tehsil of Bikaner 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.