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About Kelabari Village

Kelabari is a large village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,562, made up of 1,313 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 195.87 hectares
Population 2,562
Male Population 1,313
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kelabari compares

By the 2011 count Kelabari is the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 195.87 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kelabari

Kelabari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kelabari 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kelabari from other places

Kelabari lies about 17 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 18 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 Kelabari
Tehsil headquarters Kharibari 17 km
District headquarters Darjiling 17 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 17 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 18 km

Villages closest to Kelabari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelabari village had a population of 2,562. That makes it the 8th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Kelabari village has 1,313 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelabari has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kelabari is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelabari covers 195.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kelabari falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kelabari is Darjeeling, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kelabari is about 17 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelabari is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. Kharibari is about 17 km away. Darjiling is about 17 km away. Dārjiling is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangali (11 km), Khopalashi (12 km) and Deoanbhita (17 km).

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

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