# Kalenda Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) (2)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Kalenda

Kalenda is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 216 households**, the 57th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 968people (2011)
- 216households
- 77.1%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Kalenda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalenda is 493558.** Kalenda falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatKalenda
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445913

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

## How far is Kalenda from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)125 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)14 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 Kalenda?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalenda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Toreliha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Kalenda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 62% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Kalenda

Of every 100 households in Kalenda in 2011, 90 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kalenda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**87%

Tap water ****98%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**63%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Kalenda?

■ Kalenda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**953

Working population ****48.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 66.6% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 267 (57%)

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 Saraipali

- Gohirapali1,000 people
- Jamhari995 people
- Ichchhapur994 people
- Bodesara983 people
- Khaparidih953 people
- Lamkeni952 people
- Jalgarh950 people
- Kasalba949 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalenda?493558
- How far is Kalenda from Mahasamund?125 km by road
- What is the population of Kalenda?968 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalenda in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalenda?77.1% (Census 2011)