# Kalai Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Kalai

Kalai is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **682 people in 171 households**, the 38th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 682people (2011)
- 171households
- 74.2%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Kalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalai is 176120.** Kalai falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013239

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

## How far is Kalai from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)8 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 Kalai?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tikri Mushera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jugindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kalai

Of every 100 households in Kalai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalai · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****99%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**66%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****69%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kalai?

■ Kalai · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**909

Working population ****52.5%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 62.4% for women. 44% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (35%) · **■** Marginal 166 (46%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Ghamrehar710 people
- Dhelu Har700 people
- Raja689 people
- Dhart Bagla683 people
- Tharu657 people
- Har Ganen647 people
- Balh642 people
- Gaduhi635 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalai?176120
- How far is Kalai from Mandi?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kalai?682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalai in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalai?74.2% (Census 2011)