# Kalam Village, Lakhtar, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhtar, Surendranagar 

# Kalam

Kalam is a village in Lakhtar sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382775**. The 2011 Census counted **989 people in 209 households**, the 36th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 989people (2011)
- 209households
- 74.1%literacy
- 382775PIN code

## Kalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalam is 382775.** Kalam falls in Lakhtar sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code382775
- Gram panchayatKalam
- Community development blockLakhtar
- Census village code512188

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

## How far is Kalam from nearby towns?

- Lakhtar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Wadhwan (nearest town)27 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 Kalam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lakhtar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surendranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lakhtar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Kalam known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 92% of the 1,256 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kalam

Of every 100 households in Kalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalam · ■ Lakhtar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**77%

Use banking services ****31%**

**55%

Television ****54%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Kalam?

■ Kalam · ■ Lakhtar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**911

Working population ****52.3%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 64.5% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (11%) · **■** Marginal 121 (23%)

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 Lakhtar

- Bhathariya1,111 people
- Babajipara1,088 people
- Bhalala1,029 people
- Tanmaniya1,011 people
- Bhaskarpara977 people
- Sadad841 people
- Jyotipura780 people
- Kadu731 people

[All 43 villages in Lakhtar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/lakhtar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalam?382775
- How far is Kalam from Surendranagar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kalam?989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalam in?Surendranagar district (Lakhtar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kalam?74.1% (Census 2011)