Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Kulgaon Kulgaon is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491228. The 2011 Census counted 555 people in 142 households, the 64th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 555 people (2011) - 142 households - 72.7% literacy - 491228 PIN code ## Kulgaon PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kulgaon is 491228. Kulgaon falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491228 - Gram panchayat Kulgaon - Community development block Kanker - Census village code 447854 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kulgaon from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 13 km by road - Kanker (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kulgaon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kulgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanker - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kanker - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kulgaon known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. About 41% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kulgaon Of every 100 households in Kulgaon in 2011, 73 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kulgaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Electricity for lighting 73% 80% - Toilet within the home 13% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 84% - Tap water 0% 11% - Drinking water within premises 13% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 97% 34% - Television 10% 24% - Mobile phone 14% 23% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 11% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 18% 19% - Own their home 90% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kulgaon? ■ Kulgaon · ■ Kanker rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.7% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1040 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 895 1001 - Working population 52.1% 57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 103 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (11%) · ■ Marginal 152 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kanker - Sureli 590 people - Nawagaon 576 people - Iradah 572 people - Barchegondi 561 people - Muddongari 552 people - Kotgaon 542 people - Salhebhat 542 people - Koliyari 480 people All 100 villages in Kanker ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kulgaon? 491228 - How far is Kulgaon from Kanker? 13 km by road - What is the population of Kulgaon? 555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulgaon in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kulgaon? 72.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/kulgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.