Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa
# Kalmi

Kalmi is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495691. The 2011 Census counted 2,237 people in 470 households, the 14th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 2,237 people (2011)
- 470 households
- 76.5% literacy
- 495691 PIN code

## Kalmi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalmi is 495691. Kalmi falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495691
- Gram panchayat Kalmi-0025
- Community development block Malkharoda
- Census village code 437239

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

## How far is Kalmi from nearby towns?
- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Adbhar (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kalmi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmi; 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
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Malkharoda
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalmi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 77% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalmi

Of every 100 households in Kalmi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalmi · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 24% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 76% 87%
- Tap water 39% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 99%
- Use banking services 28% 24%
- Television 51% 32%
- Mobile phone 47% 27%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 18% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 28%
- Own their home 95% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kalmi?

■ Kalmi · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 793 946
- Working population 66.6% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 141 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 106 (7%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 145 (10%) · ■ Marginal 1,076 (72%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda
- Sapiya 2,865 people
- Nariyara 2,738 people
- Bandora 2,707 people
- Amandula 2,290 people
- Pirda 2,184 people
- Sonadula 2,128 people
- Marghati 2,095 people
- Mirouni 2,058 people

All 109 villages in Malkharoda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalmi? 495691
- How far is Kalmi from Janjgir? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Kalmi? 2,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalmi in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalmi? 76.5% (Census 2011)

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