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About Kelawa Kalan Village

Kelawa Kalan is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,399 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1398.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelawa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelawa Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342037
Area (hectares) 1398.46 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,399
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelawa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kelawa Kalan is the 49th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1398.46 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Kelawa Kalan

Kelawa Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelawa Kalan as Available within 5 - 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 Kalan from other places

Kelawa Kalan lies about 41 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mathaniya, about 16 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Marwar Mathaniya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 22 km
Nearest town Nandri 35 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 41 km

Villages closest to Kelawa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Osian 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 Kelawa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelawa Kalan village had a population of 2,632. That makes it the 49th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Kelawa Kalan village has 1,399 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelawa Kalan has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Kelawa Kalan is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelawa Kalan covers 1398.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kelawa Kalan falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kelawa Kalan is Marwar Mathaniya, about 16 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 village for Kelawa Kalan.

Kelawa Kalan is about 41 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelawa Kalan is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Mathaniya is about 16 km away. Osian is about 22 km away. Nandri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kelawa Khurd (2.1 km), Bhukero Ki Dhani (2.3 km) and Eramon Ki Dhani (2.3 km).

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

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