# Kelghar Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Jawhar, Thane 

# Kelghar

Kelghar is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 287 households**, the 43rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 287households
- 36.5%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Kelghar PIN code and other codes

Kelghar falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockJawhar
- Census village code551924

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

## How far is Kelghar from nearby towns?

- Jawhar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)122 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)15 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 Kelghar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kelghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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 school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kelghar known for?

The main crops are **rice, rice and nagli**. About 38% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Kelghar

Of every 100 households in Kelghar in 2011, 26 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kelghar · ■ Jawhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**19%

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

**11%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****49%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kelghar?

■ Kelghar · ■ Jawhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.5%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**1007

Working population ****45.8%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 28.6% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (15%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 325 (54%)

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 Jawhar

- Sakur1,380 people
- Chauk1,328 people
- Vijaynagar1,325 people
- Kirmire1,313 people
- Dharampur1,289 people
- Kayari1,283 people
- Hateri1,275 people
- Vangani1,268 people

[All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kelghar from Thane?122 km by road
- What is the population of Kelghar?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelghar in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kelghar?36.5% (Census 2011)