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About Kelavalli Village

Kelavalli is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,154, made up of 1,618 males and 1,536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelavalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelavalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 635202
Area (hectares) 985.97 hectares
Population 3,154
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelavalli compares

By the 2011 count Kelavalli is the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 985.97 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kelavalli

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

How far is Kelavalli from other places

Kelavalli lies about 22 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, 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 Kelavalli
Nearest railway station Doddampatti 11 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Harur 25 km

Villages closest to Kelavalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelavalli village had a population of 3,154. That makes it the 12th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Kelavalli village has 1,618 males and 1,536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelavalli has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kelavalli is 635202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelavalli covers 985.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelavalli falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kelavalli is Doddampatti, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kelavalli.

Kelavalli is about 22 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelavalli is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Doddampatti is about 11 km away. Dharmapuri is about 22 km away. Harur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kongarapatty (2.1 km), Vagurappampatti (4.6 km) and Irumathur (5.8 km).

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

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