# Kelan Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Kelan

Kelan is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176302**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 78 households**, the 32nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 417people (2011)
- 78households
- 74.1%literacy
- 176302PIN code

## Kelan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelan is 176302.** Kelan falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176302
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007582

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kelan from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chuari Khas (nearest town)4 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kelan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kelan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Saloh
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 33% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kelan

Of every 100 households in Kelan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kelan · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**60%

Tap water ****95%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****78%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kelan?

■ Kelan · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**902

Working population ****80.8%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 60.5% for women. 80% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 90 (27%) · **■** Marginal 229 (68%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhattiyat

- Rakhed452 people
- Fagot444 people
- Thanoli443 people
- Banet426 people
- Naini Khad Jarei416 people
- Kudera414 people
- Tikri412 people
- Chudhana411 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelan?176302
- How far is Kelan from Chamba?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kelan?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelan in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelan?74.1% (Census 2011)