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About Kelahi Village

Kelahi is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 220 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelahi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 91.05 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 220
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kelahi compares

By the 2011 count Kelahi is the 130th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 91.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kelahi

Kelahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kelahi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kapishta, Karanberia, Karttikganj and Kashidi. 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.

Common questions about Kelahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelahi village had a population of 454. That makes it the 130th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Kelahi village has 220 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelahi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kelahi is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelahi covers 91.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelahi falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kelahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Kelahi.

Kelahi is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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

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