# Kelwa Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/kelwa/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Kelwa Kelwa is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **6,421 people in 1,506 households**, the 5th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 6,421people (2011) - 1,506households - 81.2%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Kelwa PIN code and other codes Kelwa falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kelwa from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)130 km by road - Palghar (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 Kelwa? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kelwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 85% of the 3,773 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,058 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 Of every 100 households in Kelwa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kelwa · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **74% Toilet within the home ****50%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **43% Tap water ****34%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%** **51% Use banking services ****66%** **54% Television ****59%** **44% Mobile phone ****45%** **43% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****19%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **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? ■ Kelwa · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010** **983 Working population ****53.1%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 76.0% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 531 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,503 (44%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,036 (30%) · **■** Marginal 280 (8%) 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 - Satpati17,032 people - Mahim10,343 people - Murabe7,469 people - Dandi6,540 people - Nawapur4,773 people - Kelwa Road4,754 people - Shigaon4,642 people - Saphale4,396 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kelwa from Thane?130 km by road - What is the population of Kelwa?6,421 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kelwa in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kelwa?81.2% (Census 2011)