About Kelawa Village

Kelawa is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 873 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3453.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelawa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	3453.14 hectares
Population	1,639
Male Population	873
Female Population	766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelawa compares

By the 2011 count Kelawa is the 41st largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 3453.14 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kelawa

Kelawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kelawa from other places

Kelawa lies about 89 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Odhaniya Chacha, about 11 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 Kelawa
Nearest railway station	Odhaniya Chacha	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	12 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	89 km

Villages closest to Kelawa

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

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Common questions about Kelawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelawa village had a population of 1,639. That makes it the 41st largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kelawa village has 873 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelawa has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kelawa is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelawa covers 3453.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelawa falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kelawa is Odhaniya Chacha, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kelawa.

Kelawa is about 89 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelawa is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Odhaniya Chacha is about 11 km away. Pokaran is about 12 km away. Jaisalmer is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.