Village · Magarlod, Dhamtari
# Kekra Kholi

Kekra Kholi is a village in Magarlod sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497339. The 2011 Census counted 777 people in 153 households, the 58th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 777 people (2011)
- 153 households
- 67.5% literacy
- 497339 PIN code

## Kekra Kholi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kekra Kholi is 497339. Kekra Kholi falls in Magarlod sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497339
- Gram panchayat Sonjhari
- Community development block Magarlod
- Census village code 447014

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kekra Kholi from nearby towns?
- Magarlod (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ) 39 km by road
- Nagri (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kekra Kholi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kekra Kholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Singhpuri
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nagri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhamtari
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 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 Kekra Kholi known for?

About 36% of the 1,073 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kekra Kholi

Of every 100 households in Kekra Kholi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekra Kholi · ■ Magarlod rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 92%
- Toilet within the home 62% 22%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 78%
- Tap water 0% 26%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 95% 55%
- Television 8% 37%
- Mobile phone 18% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 6% 20%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kekra Kholi?

■ Kekra Kholi · ■ Magarlod rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.5% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1023 1007
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 880 984
- Working population 65.0% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 61.0% for women. 65% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 190 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 236 (47%) · ■ Other work 19 (4%) · ■ Marginal 60 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Magarlod
- Amachani 860 people
- Jamli 813 people
- Luge 802 people
- Jhajharkera 801 people
- Nardha 695 people
- Sonepairi 694 people
- Parewadih 676 people
- Kulhadikot 653 people

All 114 villages in Magarlod

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kekra Kholi? 497339
- How far is Kekra Kholi from Dhamtari? 39 km by road
- What is the population of Kekra Kholi? 777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekra Kholi in? Dhamtari district (Magarlod sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kekra Kholi? 67.5% (Census 2011)

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