About Kelai Village

Kelai is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 262 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Gangajalghati
Pincode	722133
Area (hectares)	98.65 hectares
Population	520
Male Population	262
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelai compares

By the 2011 count Kelai is the 107th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 98.65 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kelai

Kelai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalipur, Kallapur, Kamalpur and Kantabani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kelai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelai village had a population of 520. That makes it the 107th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Kelai village has 262 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelai has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kelai is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelai covers 98.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelai falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kelai notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kelai.

Kelai is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.