Kelane village, Khed taluka | Pincode 415605

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

rajendra shrikant kadam

Contact: 75****4723

Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Kelane can update it.

LGD code: 565172
Pincode: 415605
Post office: Markandi
Population: 701
Households: 180
Literacy rate: 67.3%
Sex ratio: 1184 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 562
Distance to district centre: 81 km
Distance to mandal centre: 70 km
Distance to Mumbai: 181 km
Distance to Hyderabad: 522 km
Nearest railway station: Chiplun · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Aparna Hospital · 8 km

Census 2011 · in context

How Kelane compares

By population, Kelane ranks #84 of 199 villages in Khed mandal.

Literacy rate

67.3%

−4.9% vs mandal average

Kelane: 67.3%
Khed mandal: 72.2%
Ratnagiri district: 74.3%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

1,184

+86 vs mandal average

Kelane: 1,184
Khed mandal: 1,098

Household size

people per home

3.9

−0.2 vs mandal average

Kelane: 3.9
Khed mandal: 4.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Kelane at a glance

Kelane is a village of 701 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Khed taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, the 84th-largest of 199 villages in Khed taluka. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the taluka average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,184 women per 1,000 men. It lies 81 km from the Ratnagiri district centre, 7 km from Chiplun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 415605, served by Markandi post office; the LGD village code is 565172. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aparna Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is rajendra shrikant kadam, and the village votes in Bhor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Hiraman Mandekar. The population is estimated at 826 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kelane →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Kelane · this village	701	67%	—
Kalambaste · Sangameshwar	1,278	77%	6.8 km SW
Kalambaste · Chiplun	2,882	82%	6.8 km SW
Dhamandevi · Khed	2,758	81%	7.6 km W
Mirjoli · Chiplun	2,527	79%	8 km SW
Chiplun · Chiplun	—	—	8.3 km SW
Lote · Khed	4,003	81%	9.3 km W

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch name
Panchayat contact
Pincode
About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kelane

Treated tap water: Yes
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: Yes
Power hours (summer): 12
Power hours (winter): 15
Primary school: 3
Middle school: 1
Secondary school: 0
Senior secondary: 0
Degree college: 0
Primary health centre: 0
Health sub-centre: 0
Community health centre: 0
Dispensary: 0
Veterinary hospital: 0
Post office: No
Sub post office: Yes
Commercial bank: No
Cooperative bank: No
ATM: No
Public bus service: Yes
Private bus service: No
Railway station: No
Pucca (paved) road: Yes
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: No
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: Chiplun
Distance to nearest town (km): 10
Distance to district HQ (km): 111
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 66
All-weather road: Yes
Total area (ha): 796.4
Irrigated area (ha): 122
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kelane

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kelane

LGD code: 565172
Pincode: 415605
Post office: Markandi
Population (Census 2011): 701
Population (projected 2026): 826
Households: 180
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 1184
Literacy rate: 67.3%
Coordinates: 17.58617°N, 73.56744°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Baramati
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Bhor
Member of Parliament: Supriya Sule
Member of Legislative Assembly: Shankar Hiraman Mandekar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: rajendra shrikant kadam
Block / Mandal: Khed

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Ratnagiri district level

Then & Now

Kelane — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

701

Census 2011 baseline

+17.8%

Population · 2026

826

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

180

Census 2011 baseline

+17.8%

Households · 2026

212

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 701Census 2011
Households: 180Census 2011
Literacy rate: 67.3%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 1184 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 8262026 proj. · +17.8% vs 2011
Est. households: 2122026 projection
Active job cards: 60,525MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 24,944MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 9,36,17,088ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: —NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: —NFHS-5 district
Electricity: —NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: —NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: —NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): —NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 82.1%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Ratnagiri district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 12,77,233PMAY-G · 12,77,233 of 33,40,872 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Ratnagiri district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 7,14,978Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Ratnagiri district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Kelane on the map

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 17.5862° N, 73.5674° EOpen in OSM →

Notable places in Kelane

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

1 place mapped

Bus stop· 1

Transport

Bus stop · highway
Ambadus
📍 3.3 km awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM

Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.

Getting there

How to reach Kelane

Mandal centre

Khed · ≈ 70 km

≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Ratnagiri · ≈ 81 km

≈ 2 h 47 min by car · 3 h 18 min by bike

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Mumbai181 kmcapital
Hyderabad522 km
Bengaluru671 km
Chennai876 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

Railway stationChiplun7 km
Bus stopAmbadus3 km
Hospital / PHCAparna Hospital8 km
ATM / bankUnion Bank39 km
Petrol pumpPeterol Station6 km
CollegeSahyadri College of Hotel Management23 km
Police stationPolice Station39 km

Nearest to the village

Bus stop: Ambadus3.3 km

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 415605

All villages in 415605 →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Maharashtra govt decides to provide soft loans to sugar mills to clear pending dues of farmers for 2025-26 crushing season

Reported by News On AIR.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

Crop Loss Surveys to Begin From Oct 5: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Reported by Deccan Chronicle.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Maharashtra to survey crop losses next month, give aid to drought-hit farmers

Reported by India Today.

Resident

Notable persons of Kelane

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Kelane

Married women fast for the well-being of their husbands.

→

Nov

Dhanteras

state

First day of Diwali; auspicious day for buying gold and utensils.

→

News from Ratnagiri & Maharashtra

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Maharashtra govt decides to provide soft loans to sugar mills to clear pending dues of farmers for 2025-26 crushing season
News On AIR8h ago
Crop Loss Surveys to Begin From Oct 5: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
Deccan Chronicle10h ago
Maharashtra to survey crop losses next month, give aid to drought-hit farmers
India Today12h ago
Maharashtra farmers hold protests, seek drought aid; doing everything possible, won’t let them suffer: CM
The Hindu22h ago
Dry spell grips Maharashtra as 83 talukas in 19 districts get no rain
The Assam Tribuneyesterday
Distressed farmers in Maharashtra run tractors over failing soybean crops
The Times of Indiayesterday

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Kelane

What is the pincode of Kelane?

The pincode of Kelane, Khed taluka, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra is 415605. The post office is Markandi.

Which post office delivers to Kelane?

Mail for Kelane is delivered through Markandi post office, pincode 415605, in Khed taluka, Ratnagiri district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Kelane located?

Kelane is a village in Khed taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India.

What is the population of Kelane as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Kelane village has a population of 701 across 180 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Kelane?

The current sarpanch of Kelane gram panchayat is rajendra shrikant kadam.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kelane in?

Kelane falls under the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency (PC #35) of Maharashtra.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Kelane in?

Kelane falls under the Bhor assembly constituency (AC #203) of Maharashtra.

What is the literacy rate in Kelane?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Kelane village is 67.3%.

What is the sex ratio in Kelane?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Kelane village is 1184 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Kelane?

12 schemes currently match residents of Kelane, including Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, Shiv Bhojan Thali, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Kelane from Ratnagiri district centre?

Kelane is approximately 81 km (straight-line) from the centre of Ratnagiri district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Kelane?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kelane village is 565172.

How big is Kelane compared to other villages in Khed taluka?

Kelane ranks 84 of 199 villages in Khed taluka by Census 2011 population (701 residents).

How far is Kelane from Mumbai?

Kelane is about 181 km from Mumbai in a straight line (the state capital of Maharashtra); by road expect roughly 235 km.

How far is Kelane from Hyderabad?

Kelane is about 522 km from Hyderabad in a straight line; by road expect roughly 679 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Kelane?

Chiplun is the nearest railway station to Kelane, about 7 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 9 km.

Which is the nearest bus stop to Kelane?

Ambadus is the nearest bus stop to Kelane, about 3 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 4 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kelane?

Aparna Hospital is the nearest hospital or health centre to Kelane, about 8 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 10 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Kelane?

Union Bank is the nearest ATM or bank to Kelane, about 39 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 50 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Kelane?

Peterol Station is the nearest petrol pump to Kelane, about 6 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 8 km.

Who is the MLA of Kelane?

Kelane falls under Bhor assembly constituency (AC 203). The sitting MLA is Shankar Hiraman Mandekar (NCP).

Who is the MP for Kelane?

Kelane is in Baramati Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Supriya Sule (NCP(SP)).

What is the population of Kelane in 2026?

Kelane is estimated at 826 people in 2026, up about 18% from 701 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Kelane in?

Maharashtra falls in the Western Plateau and Hills zone (cotton, jowar, sugarcane, oilseeds) and the West Coast Plains and Ghats zone (rice, coconut, spices, rubber, plantation crops) of the ICAR classification; Kelane in Ratnagiri district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Kelane?

rajendra shrikant kadam is the sarpanch of Kelane gram panchayat, Khed taluka. See the sarpanch list of Khed taluka for every gram panchayat.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)