# Kelenda Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Kelenda

Kelenda is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768037**. The 2011 Census counted **1,480 people in 348 households**, the 11th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,480people (2011)
- 348households
- 78.7%literacy
- 768037PIN code

## Kelenda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelenda is 768037.** Kelenda falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768037
- Gram panchayatSalepali
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380177

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

## How far is Kelenda from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)52 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)24 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 Kelenda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kelenda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kelenda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 77% of the 479 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Kelenda

Of every 100 households in Kelenda in 2011, 26 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kelenda · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**21%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**26%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Kelenda?

■ Kelenda · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**991

Working population ****56.8%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 70.3% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (19%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 103 (12%) · **■** Marginal 433 (52%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Jhungapali1,707 people
- Gayan1,676 people
- Birjam1,567 people
- Sidhra1,488 people
- Kermeli1,442 people
- Jadaganjia1,400 people
- Telmahul1,399 people
- Khalabahal1,397 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelenda?768037
- How far is Kelenda from Bargarh?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kelenda?1,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelenda in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Kelenda?78.7% (Census 2011)