Village · Arjuni Morgaon, Gondiya # Kelwad Kelwad is a village in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 132 people in 36 households, the 123rd largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 132 people (2011) - 36 households - 74.0% literacy - 970 females per 1,000 males ## Kelwad PIN code and other codes Kelwad falls in Arjuni Morgaon sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Arjuni Morgaon - Census village code 538246 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kelwad from nearby towns? - Arjuni Morgaon (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Gondiya (district HQ) 78 km by road - Desaiganj (nearest town) 28 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kelwad? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kelwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Keshori - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Keshori - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sakoli - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kelwad known for? About 57% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kelwad Of every 100 households in Kelwad in 2011, 69 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kelwad · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 69% 87% - Toilet within the home 86% 59% - No toilet (open defecation) 14% 40% - Tap water 0% 15% - Drinking water within premises 42% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 86% - Use banking services 94% 74% - Television 81% 30% - Mobile phone 0% 36% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 53% 14% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 21% - Own their home 92% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kelwad? ■ Kelwad · ■ Arjuni Morgaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 82.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 970 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 500 937 - Working population 48.5% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (41%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 4 (6%) · ■ Marginal 21 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Arjuni Morgaon - Jambhali 174 people - Sawari 169 people - Kholda 168 people - Karadgaon 167 people - Dongargaon 126 people - Umarpayali 126 people - Junevani 125 people - Jambhali 105 people All 159 villages in Arjuni Morgaon ## Quick answers - How far is Kelwad from Gondiya? 78 km by road - What is the population of Kelwad? 132 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kelwad in? Gondiya district (Arjuni Morgaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kelwad? 74.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/arjuni-morgaon/kelwad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.