Village · Manendragarh, Koriya
# Kelhari

Kelhari is a village in Manendragarh sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497442. The 2011 Census counted 1,277 people in 296 households, the 17th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 1,277 people (2011)
- 296 households
- 85.6% literacy
- 497442 PIN code

## Kelhari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kelhari is 497442. Kelhari falls in Manendragarh sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497442
- Gram panchayat Kelhari
- Community development block Manendragarh
- Census village code 431638

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kelhari from nearby towns?
- Manendragarh (sub-district HQ) 50 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Manendragarh (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kelhari?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Kelhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● TB clinic In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manendragarh
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelhari known for?

About 52% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kelhari

Of every 100 households in Kelhari in 2011, 78 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kelhari · ■ Manendragarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 78% 38%
- Toilet within the home 42% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 91%
- Tap water 15% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 15% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 97%
- Use banking services 56% 68%
- Television 24% 9%
- Mobile phone 41% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 23% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 42% 44%
- Own their home 58% 91%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kelhari?

■ Kelhari · ■ Manendragarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 85.6% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 867 980
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 998
- Working population 42.8% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 59 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 184 (34%) · ■ Marginal 294 (54%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Manendragarh
- Ujiyarpur 1,431 people
- Bauridand 1,391 people
- Semara 1,316 people
- Narayanpur 1,296 people
- Sirouli 1,264 people
- Harrapara 1,224 people
- Belbahara 1,208 people
- Lohari 1,141 people

All 131 villages in Manendragarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kelhari? 497442
- How far is Kelhari from Baikunthpur? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Kelhari? 1,277 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelhari in? Koriya district (Manendragarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelhari? 85.6% (Census 2011)

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