# Kalkasa Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Kalkasa

Kalkasa is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493554**. The 2011 Census counted **201 people in 47 households**, the 205th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 201people (2011)
- 47households
- 68.6%literacy
- 493554PIN code

## Kalkasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkasa is 493554.** Kalkasa falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493554
- Gram panchayatKayatpali
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445838

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalkasa from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)110 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kalkasa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhphuljhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalkasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and peanut**. About 81% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kalkasa

Of every 100 households in Kalkasa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkasa · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**38%

Television ****36%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**23%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kalkasa?

■ Kalkasa · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****46.3%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 61.6% for women. 57% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 68 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (17%) · **■** Other work 9 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Basna

- Durugpali Tukda Bada221 people
- Pipalipali214 people
- Gayatripur206 people
- Sawrooppur203 people
- Kelwardabari187 people
- Keharpur170 people
- Bhawarchuwa Tukda168 people
- Amabhauna153 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkasa?493554
- How far is Kalkasa from Mahasamund?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkasa?201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkasa in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkasa?68.6% (Census 2011)