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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
PB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PARBATI BISHI
Contact: 76****5517
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- LGD code
- 423710
- Pincode
- 766014
- Post office
- Junagarh
- Population
- 1,556
- Households
- 395
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Sex ratio
- 950 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 862
Census 2011 · in context
How Kelia compares
By population, Kelia ranks #33 of 168 villages in Junagarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.5%
+0.3% vs mandal average
- Kelia
- 48.5%
- Junagarh mandal
- 48.2%
- Kalahandi district
- 50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
950
−53 vs mandal average
- Kelia
- 950
- Junagarh mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kelia
- 3.9
- Junagarh mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kelia at a glance
Kelia is a village of 1,556 people in 395 households (Census 2011) in Junagarh block, Kalahandi district, Odisha, the 33rd-largest of 168 villages in Junagarh block. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the block average, and the sex ratio is 950 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 766014, served by Junagarh post office; the LGD village code is 423710. The sarpanch is PARBATI BISHI, and the village votes in Lanjigarh assembly constituency, represented by Pradip Kumar Dishari. The population is estimated at 1,835 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kaliakundal →
Key facts — Kelia
- LGD code
- 423710
- Pincode
- 766014
- Post office
- Junagarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,556
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,835
- Households
- 395
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 950
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kalahandi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lanjigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Malvika Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pradip Kumar Dishari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PARBATI BISHI
- Block / Mandal
- Junagarh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 766014
- BaldhiamalJunagarh mandal3,194 pop
- ChicheigudaJunagarh mandal2,949 pop
- TalamalaJunagarh mandal2,726 pop
- DevandiJunagarh mandal2,564 pop
- KoiligaonJunagarh mandal2,542 pop
- MichhagaonJunagarh mandal2,500 pop
- KaliakundalJunagarh mandal2,486 pop
- BhaunrigudaJunagarh mandal2,314 pop
- Purunasar(2)Junagarh mandal2,256 pop
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Other villages named Kelia
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Other villages in Junagarh mandal
View all 60+ →- Chhoriagada
- Dasigaon (5)
- Kalopala
- Baldhiamal
- Goudchhendia (2)
- Chicheiguda
- Naktiguda
- Talamala
- Mahichala
- Devandi
- Koiligaon
- Michhagaon
- Palas
- Kaliakundal
- Habaspur (I)
- Chakuli
- Bhaunriguda
- Sanyasikundamal
- Purunasar(2)
- Baragaon
- Atigaon
- Kulihari
- Nandol
- Mundaraguda (2)
- Banijara ( I )
- Budhipadar
- Dedar
- Bramhaniguda
- Karchala
- Karli (1)
- Chilguda
- Matigaon
- Rajapur
- Borguda (4)
- Charbhati (3)
- Bandhanpala (2)
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, 2026-09-06
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)