# Kel Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Kel

Kel is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,004 people in 194 households**, the 86th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,004people (2011)
- 194households
- 77.8%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Kel PIN code and other codes

Kel falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558732

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

## How far is Kel from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)95 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)30 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 Kel?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gangadevi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kel known for?

About 76% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Kel

Of every 100 households in Kel in 2011, 56 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kel · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Kel?

■ Kel · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**830

Working population ****55.4%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 416 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (20%) · **■** Other work 26 (5%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Ashti

- Nagtala1,098 people
- Pangra1,034 people
- Kinhi1,026 people
- Gangadevi1,023 people
- Fattewadgaon968 people
- Bandkhel962 people
- Watanwadi960 people
- Daithan938 people

[All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kel from Bid?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kel?1,004 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kel in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kel?77.8% (Census 2011)