# Kelhe Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Kelhe

Kelhe is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 150 households**, the 151st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 660people (2011)
- 150households
- 78.5%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Kelhe PIN code and other codes

Kelhe falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552574

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

## How far is Kelhe from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bhiwandi (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 Kelhe?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kelhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paccapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wasind
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambernath
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kelhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Kelhe

Of every 100 households in Kelhe in 2011, 21 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kelhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**46%

Tap water ****38%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**52%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****36%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****30%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**80%

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 Kelhe?

■ Kelhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**921

Working population ****63.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 74.4% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 270 (65%) · **■** Marginal 25 (6%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Yewai673 people
- Firangpada671 people
- Lap Kh.664 people
- Usroli661 people
- Newade658 people
- Shirgaon655 people
- Asnoli Tarf Kunde650 people
- Dalonde649 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kelhe from Thane?56 km by road
- What is the population of Kelhe?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelhe in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kelhe?78.5% (Census 2011)