Village · Vijaynagar, Sabar Kantha
# Kelava

Kelava is a village in Vijaynagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 383460. The 2011 Census counted 1,301 people in 241 households, the 26th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.
- 1,301 people (2011)
- 241 households
- 78.6% literacy
- 383460 PIN code

## Kelava PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kelava is 383460. Kelava falls in Vijaynagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 383460
- Gram panchayat Rajpur
- Community development block Vijaynagar
- Census village code 509870

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

## How far is Kelava from nearby towns?
- Vijaynagar (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ) 87 km by road
- Vijaynagar (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kelava?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kelava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Parosda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Idar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelava known for?

The main crops are maize, pigeon pea and udid bean. About 11% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kelava

Of every 100 households in Kelava in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kelava · ■ Vijaynagar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 93%
- Toilet within the home 7% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 93% 79%
- Tap water 0% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91%
- Use banking services 40% 68%
- Television 18% 22%
- Mobile phone 25% 47%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 59% 41%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kelava?

■ Kelava · ■ Vijaynagar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.6% 75.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 1003
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 708 908
- Working population 25.4% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 64.7% for women. 38% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 112 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (20%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 51 (15%) · ■ Marginal 102 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Vijaynagar
- Navabhaga 1,449 people
- Kalvan 1,393 people
- Navagam 1,359 people
- Kathvavdi 1,346 people
- Biladiya 1,273 people
- Gadi 1,254 people
- Khervada 1,249 people
- Chamthan 1,241 people

All 85 villages in Vijaynagar

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kelava? 383460
- How far is Kelava from Himatnagar? 87 km by road
- What is the population of Kelava? 1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelava in? Sabar Kantha district (Vijaynagar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kelava? 78.6% (Census 2011)

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