# Kelus Village, Vengurla, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Vengurla, Sindhudurg 

# Kelus

Kelus is a village in Vengurla sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 225 households**, the 32nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 888people (2011)
- 225households
- 85.4%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Kelus PIN code and other codes

Kelus falls in Vengurla sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVengurla
- Census village code566647

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

## How far is Kelus from nearby towns?

- Vengurla (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)33 km by road
- Vengurla (nearest town)24 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 Kelus?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kelus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vengurla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vengurla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 19 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 Kelus known for?

The main crops are **rice and cashew**. Products made here include fish. About 25% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Kelus

Of every 100 households in Kelus in 2011, 91 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kelus · ■ Vengurla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**78%

Use banking services ****89%**

**65%

Television ****44%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kelus?

■ Kelus · ■ Vengurla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**940

Working population ****31.5%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 76.1% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (16%) · **■** Marginal 129 (46%)

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 Vengurla

- Bhogave955 people
- Ansur951 people
- Tank948 people
- Gandhinagar898 people
- Sukhalbhat869 people
- Gavan851 people
- Bhendamala841 people
- Parabgaon800 people

[All 83 villages in Vengurla](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/vengurla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kelus from Oras Bk.?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kelus?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelus in?Sindhudurg district (Vengurla sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kelus?85.4% (Census 2011)