# Kelpani Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Kelpani

Kelpani is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,013 people in 218 households**, the 33rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,013people (2011)
- 218households
- 70.9%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Kelpani PIN code and other codes

Kelpani falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531587

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

## How far is Kelpani from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)135 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)130 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)38 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 Kelpani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kelpani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Kelpani known for?

About 50% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Kelpani

Of every 100 households in Kelpani in 2011, 35 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kelpani · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**43%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**66%

Own their home ****72%**

**95%

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 Kelpani?

■ Kelpani · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**979

Working population ****49.9%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 149 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (67%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Chikhaldara

- Raipur1,080 people
- Kotmi1,056 people
- Telkhar1,045 people
- Girguti1,044 people
- Simori997 people
- Kohana972 people
- Tarubanda970 people
- Bhamadehi954 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kelpani from Amravati?130 km by road
- What is the population of Kelpani?1,013 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelpani in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kelpani?70.9% (Census 2011)