# Kelkang Village, Khawzawl, Champhai (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Khawzawl, Champhai 

# Kelkang

Kelkang is a village in Khawzawl sub-district of Champhai district, Mizoram, PIN code **796261**. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 220 households**, the 6th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%.

- 1,039people (2011)
- 220households
- 97.6%literacy
- 796261PIN code

## Kelkang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelkang is 796261.** Kelkang falls in Khawzawl sub-district, Champhai district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796261
- Community development blockKhawzawl
- Census village code271328

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

## How far is Kelkang from nearby towns?

- Khawzawl (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Champhai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Champhai (nearest town)20 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 Kelkang?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kelkang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Champhai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Champhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kelkang known for?

The main crops are **rice, passion fruit and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kelkang

Of every 100 households in Kelkang in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kelkang · ■ Khawzawl rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**2%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**15%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****21%**

**28%

Television ****46%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****86%**

**83%

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 Kelkang?

■ Kelkang · ■ Khawzawl rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.6%**

**95.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**982

Working population ****49.4%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.3% for men and 95.9% for women. 56% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 455 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Khawzawl

- Zokhawthar2,632 people
- Chawngtlai1,638 people
- Rabung1,528 people
- Tualte1,177 people
- Chhawrtui1,011 people
- Dulte908 people
- Dilkawn842 people
- Ngaizawl797 people

[All 34 villages in Khawzawl](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/champhai/khawzawl/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelkang?796261
- How far is Kelkang from Champhai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kelkang?1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelkang in?Champhai district (Khawzawl sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Kelkang?97.6% (Census 2011)