Kelanga, Bhiwani
Kelanga (Kalinga) is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 2,628 households with a population of 13,910 of which 7,404 were male and 6,506 female. The village is divided in 3 sections(Pana) namely - Sawai Pana, Raju Pana, Amru PAna, each pana has its own panchayat. Village has 3 government schools, 01 Ayurvedic Hospital, 01 Animal Hospital and one post office. The village has a literacy rate of 72.62%. The male literacy rate stands at 80.82% while the female literacy rate is 63.32%. [1]
Freedom fighter Pandit Nekiram Sharma hailed from this village. Villagers worship Baba Guga, Devi Maa, Sati Dadi, Baba Mauni Dev.
Kalinga
Kalinga | |
|---|---|
  Location in Haryana, India  Kelanga, Bhiwani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.8700°N 76.3285°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Tehsil | Bhiwani |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,910 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 127114 |
[2] President A.P.J Abdul kalam visited the village Kalinga on 25 May 2007 and the village got a great development. Village is declared Adarsh from central government. Youth of this village has great craze of joining defense forces, many youngsters are getting selected in Army, Navy and Airforce every year. (By-100nu.)
References
- "Kelanga Village Population - Bhiwani - Bhiwani, Haryana". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Kelanga village". Census of India. Retrieved 23 July 2015.