Village · Bade Rajpur, Bastar # Kalgaon Kalgaon is a village in Bade Rajpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494347. The 2011 Census counted 92 people in 15 households, the 55th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 92 people (2011) - 15 households - 39.0% literacy - 494347 PIN code ## Kalgaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kalgaon is 494347. Kalgaon falls in Bade Rajpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494347 - Gram panchayat Tenwasa - Community development block Baderajpur - Census village code 448646 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalgaon from nearby towns? - Visrampuree (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ) 117 km by road - Farasgaon (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalgaon? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Kalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Khargaon - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Baderajpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Keskal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visrampuree - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalgaon known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and black gram. About 46% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalgaon Of every 100 households in Kalgaon in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalgaon · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 44% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95% - Tap water 100% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 73% 38% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 13% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 27% 21% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalgaon? ■ Kalgaon · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.0% 55.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1032 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 364 1008 - Working population 34.8% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (34%) · ■ Other work 1 (3%) · ■ Marginal 5 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bade Rajpur - Halda 526 people - Chhotemalgaon 509 people - Machali 441 people - Sargipal 426 people All 55 villages in Bade Rajpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalgaon? 494347 - How far is Kalgaon from Jagdalpur? 117 km by road - What is the population of Kalgaon? 92 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalgaon in? Bastar district (Bade Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kalgaon? 39.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/kalgaon-448646/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.