# Kelan Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Kelan

Kelan is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176086**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 47 households**, the 115th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 205people (2011)
- 47households
- 83.1%literacy
- 176086PIN code

## Kelan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelan is 176086.** Kelan falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176086
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011290

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?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tira Sujanpur (nearest town)20 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotlu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shiv Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 **paddy and pulses**. About 40% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 100 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kelan · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**14%

Tap water ****98%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****91%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1253**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**878

Working population ****54.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 75.2% for women. 42% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (25%) · **■** Marginal 82 (74%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Gadiara213 people
- Tandar207 people
- Kalhun206 people
- Dol205 people
- Chohla198 people
- Koal198 people
- Rana Nagar196 people
- Odri194 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelan?176086
- How far is Kelan from Dharmsala?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kelan?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelan in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kelan?83.1% (Census 2011)