Village · Orchha, Narayanpur
# Kalmanar

Kalmanar is a village in Orchha sub-district of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494661. The 2011 Census counted 342 people in 63 households, the 23rd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 33.4%.
- 342 people (2011)
- 63 households
- 35.4% literacy
- 494661 PIN code

## Kalmanar PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalmanar is 494661. Kalmanar falls in Orchha sub-district, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494661
- Gram panchayat Nednar
- Community development block Abhujhmad
- Census village code 449985

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

## How far is Kalmanar from nearby towns?
- Orchha (sub-district HQ) 90 km by road
- Narayanpur (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Narayanpur (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kalmanar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmanar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalmanar known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and kosra.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalmanar

Of every 100 households in Kalmanar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalmanar · ■ Orchha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 10%
- Toilet within the home 12% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 98%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 7% 10%
- Television 0% 3%
- Mobile phone 0% 3%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 23% 63%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Kalmanar?

■ Kalmanar · ■ Orchha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 35.4% 33.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 911 992
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1125 992
- Working population 51.5% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.2% for men and 24.3% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (43%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 97 (55%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Orchha
- Jatlur 355 people
- Murnar 355 people
- Jharawahi 349 people
- Okpad 343 people
- Maksuli 339 people
- Karkanar 328 people
- Nelnar 328 people
- Akabeda 324 people

All 237 villages in Orchha

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalmanar? 494661
- How far is Kalmanar from Narayanpur? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Kalmanar? 342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalmanar in? Narayanpur district (Orchha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalmanar? 35.4% (Census 2011)

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