Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada
# Kelashi

Kelashi is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581359. The 2011 Census counted 258 people in 65 households, the 61st largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.
- 258 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 64.6% literacy
- 581359 PIN code

## Kelashi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kelashi is 581359. Kelashi falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 581359
- Gram panchayat Idgundi
- Community development block Yellapur
- Census village code 602928

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

## How far is Kelashi from nearby towns?
- Yellapur (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kelashi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kelashi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kelashi known for?

The main crops are paddy and coconut. About 4% of the 1,976 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kelashi

Of every 100 households in Kelashi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kelashi · ■ Yellapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 89%
- Toilet within the home 59% 70%
- No toilet (open defecation) 41% 30%
- Tap water 6% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 84%
- Use banking services 96% 85%
- Television 36% 44%
- Mobile phone 7% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 4%
- None of these assets 29% 18%
- Own their home 100% 90%

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

## What is the population of Kelashi?

■ Kelashi · ■ Yellapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.6% 78.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 969
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1231 959
- Working population 49.2% 50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 71% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (24%) · ■ Other work 52 (41%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Yellapur
- Bellambi 270 people
- Kanagod-Balehadda 268 people
- Marahalli 268 people
- Savagadde 263 people
- Benadaguli 238 people
- Beejanakoppa 237 people
- Hutakmane 234 people
- Hamsana Gadde 230 people

All 125 villages in Yellapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kelashi? 581359
- How far is Kelashi from Karwar? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Kelashi? 258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelashi in? Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kelashi? 64.6% (Census 2011)

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