# Kalkasa Village, Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ambagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Kalkasa

Kalkasa is a village in Ambagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491665**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 57 households**, the 123rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 283people (2011)
- 57households
- 83.6%literacy
- 491665PIN code

## Kalkasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkasa is 491665.** Kalkasa falls in Ambagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491665
- Gram panchayatDewarsur
- Community development blockChowki
- Census village code441632

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?

- Ambagarh Chowki (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)67 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town)10 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?

8 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaudikasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ambagarh Chowki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Kalkasa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, linseed and tivra**. About 48% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkasa · ■ Ambagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 · ■ Ambagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**1054

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**994

Working population ****53.0%**

**57.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 86 (57%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 61 (41%)

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 Ambagarh

- Shikari Tola296 people
- Edmagondi292 people
- Bhurbhusi288 people
- Boirdih288 people
- Siralgarh283 people
- Mohgaon280 people
- Dongaghat276 people
- Bharritola266 people

[All 154 villages in Ambagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/ambagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkasa?491665
- How far is Kalkasa from Rajnandgaon?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkasa?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkasa in?Rajnandgaon district (Ambagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkasa?83.6% (Census 2011)