# Kelwa Road Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kelwa-road/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kelwa Road Kelwa Road is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,754 people in 1,081 households**, the 7th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 4,754people (2011) - 1,081households - 71.7%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Kelwa Road PIN code and other codes Kelwa Road falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552266 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kelwa Road from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thane (district HQ)120 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)10 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 Kelwa Road? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kelwa Road; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kelwa Road known for? The main crops are **vegetables, rice and grass**. About 61% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Kelwa Road Of every 100 households in Kelwa Road in 2011, 67 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kelwa Road · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **74% Toilet within the home ****33%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **43% Tap water ****16%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **51% Use banking services ****56%** **54% Television ****37%** **44% Mobile phone ****40%** **43% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****34%** **29% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Kelwa Road? ■ Kelwa Road · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **983 Working population ****41.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 446 (23%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 870 (44%) · **■** Marginal 391 (20%) 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 Palghar - Murabe7,469 people - Dandi6,540 people - Kelwa6,421 people - Nawapur4,773 people - Shigaon4,642 people - Saphale4,396 people - Pam Tembhi4,150 people - Wadrai4,038 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kelwa Road from Thane?120 km by road - What is the population of Kelwa Road?4,754 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kelwa Road in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kelwa Road?71.7% (Census 2011)