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About Kelwad Village

Kelwad is a mid sized village in Sojat tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 786 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sojat
Pincode 306114
Area (hectares) 1186 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 786
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kelwad compares

By the 2011 count Kelwad is the 32nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents. Its 1186 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kelwad

Kelwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelwad 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelwad from other places

Kelwad lies about 58 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Chandawal, about 6.5 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 Kelwad
Nearest railway station Chandawal 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sojat 22 km
District headquarters Pali 58 km

Villages closest to Kelwad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwad village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,344 residents.

Kelwad village has 786 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwad has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kelwad is 306114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelwad covers 1186 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.

Kelwad falls under Sojat tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kelwad is Chandawal, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kelwad.

Kelwad is about 58 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelwad is in Sojat tehsil of Pali district. Chandawal is about 6.5 km away. Sojat is about 22 km away. Pali is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoli Hulla (2.7 km), Dhoondha Lambodi (3.4 km) and Peeplad (4.4 km).

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

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