# Kastura Mal Village, Baramkela, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Baramkela, Raigarh 

# Kastura Mal

Kastura Mal is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496551**. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 105 households**, the 129th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 394people (2011)
- 105households
- 70.3%literacy
- 496551PIN code

## Kastura Mal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kastura Mal is 496551.** Kastura Mal falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496551
- Gram panchayatDulapali
- Community development blockSarailendha
- Census village code435788

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

## How far is Kastura Mal from nearby towns?

- Baramkela (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)69 km by road
- Baramkela (nearest town)19 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 Kastura Mal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kastura Mal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dongaripali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kastura Mal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pea nut and black gram**. About 54% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kastura Mal

Of every 100 households in Kastura Mal in 2011, 17 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kastura Mal · ■ Baramkela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**37%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kastura Mal?

■ Kastura Mal · ■ Baramkela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**947

Working population ****43.4%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 35 (20%)

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 Baramkela

- Budbuda416 people
- Adbhar403 people
- Ghoghara400 people
- Parsarmpur398 people
- Bhulumuda393 people
- Kermeli390 people
- Bilaigarh385 people
- Bara Dawan383 people

[All 243 villages in Baramkela](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/baramkela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kastura Mal?496551
- How far is Kastura Mal from Raigarh?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kastura Mal?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kastura Mal in?Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kastura Mal?70.3% (Census 2011)