# Kasalba Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Kasalba

Kasalba is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491559**. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 245 households**, the 61st largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 949people (2011)
- 245households
- 73.6%literacy
- 491559PIN code

## Kasalba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kasalba is 491559.** Kasalba falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491559
- Gram panchayatKasalba
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445914

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

## How far is Kasalba from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)120 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)8 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 Kasalba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kasalba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kutela
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kasalba known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 84% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kasalba

Of every 100 households in Kasalba in 2011, 69 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasalba · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**63%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kasalba?

■ Kasalba · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**953

Working population ****56.9%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 493 (91%)

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

- Kalenda968 people
- Khaparidih953 people
- Lamkeni952 people
- Jalgarh950 people
- Bagaijor948 people
- Lakhanpur945 people
- Bijatipali940 people
- Khairjhitaki932 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kasalba?491559
- How far is Kasalba from Mahasamund?120 km by road
- What is the population of Kasalba?949 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasalba in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kasalba?73.6% (Census 2011)