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About Kelwan Gaon Village

Kelwan Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 68 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelwan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelwan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 49.73 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 68
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelwan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kelwan Gaon is the 182nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 49.73 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kelwan Gaon

Kelwan Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelwan Gaon 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 Kelwan Gaon from other places

Kelwan Gaon lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 21 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 Kelwan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 7.0 km
Nearest town Rāipur 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 21 km

Villages closest to Kelwan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 Kelwan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelwan Gaon village had a population of 130. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kelwan Gaon village has 68 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelwan Gaon has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kelwan Gaon is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelwan Gaon covers 49.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelwan Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kelwan Gaon is Harrawala, about 21 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 Kelwan Gaon.

Kelwan Gaon is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelwan Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 7.0 km away. Rāipur is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semawal Gaon Walla (under 2 km), Nawa Gaon (under 2 km) and Semwal Gaon Palla (under 2 km).

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

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