About Kelna Village

Kelna is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 263 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Bansihari
Pincode	733121
Area (hectares)	171.1 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	263
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelna compares

By the 2011 count Kelna is the 96th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 171.1 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 954.

Getting to Kelna

Kelna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kelna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kamalpur, Kandarpur, Kanur and Karai. 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 Kelna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelna village had a population of 501. That makes it the 96th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Kelna village has 263 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelna has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kelna is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelna covers 171.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelna falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kelna 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 10+ km distance for Kelna.

Kelna is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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.