# Kalkasa Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Kalkasa

Kalkasa is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491881**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 138 households**, the 106th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 695people (2011)
- 138households
- 64.6%literacy
- 491881PIN code

## Kalkasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalkasa is 491881.** Kalkasa falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491881
- Gram panchayatBaldeopur
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440422

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?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)42 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)12 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?

6 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padadha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khiaragarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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?

About 58% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 68 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkasa · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****30%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kalkasa?

■ Kalkasa · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**996

Working population ****51.9%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 269 (75%)

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 Khairagarh

- Ruse706 people
- Dullapur699 people
- Gatapar699 people
- Tekapar Khurd697 people
- Gahiratola687 people
- Sahila687 people
- Kodenawagaon675 people
- Bandbod672 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalkasa?491881
- How far is Kalkasa from Rajnandgaon?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkasa?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkasa in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkasa?64.6% (Census 2011)