# Kelga Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Kelga

Kelga is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835229**. The 2011 Census counted **2,452 people in 479 households**, the 4th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,452people (2011)
- 479households
- 70.2%literacy
- 835229PIN code

## Kelga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelga is 835229.** Kelga falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835229
- Gram panchayatKelga
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375933

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

## How far is Kelga from nearby towns?

- Basiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)66 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)66 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 Kelga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Basiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Kelga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Kelga

Of every 100 households in Kelga in 2011, 42 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kelga · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**91%

Tap water ****30%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**56%

Television ****21%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kelga?

■ Kelga · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**963

Working population ****44.0%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (19%) · **■** Household industry 41 (4%) · **■** Other work 133 (12%) · **■** Marginal 547 (51%)

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 Basia

- Basiya3,985 people
- Kumhari2,873 people
- Banai2,544 people
- Konbir2,434 people
- Morang2,217 people
- Launga2,215 people
- Tetra2,154 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelga?835229
- How far is Kelga from Gumla?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kelga?2,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelga in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kelga?70.2% (Census 2011)