Village · Haveli, Punch
# Kalai

Kalai is a village in Haveli sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185101. The 2011 Census counted 2,337 people in 461 households, the 18th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.
- 2,337 people (2011)
- 461 households
- 76.1% literacy
- 185101 PIN code

## Kalai PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalai is 185101. Kalai falls in Haveli sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- PIN code 185101
- Gram panchayat Kalai
- Community development block Surankot
- Census village code 001129

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalai from nearby towns?
- Haveli (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Punch (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Punch (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalai?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chandak
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Punch
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Punch
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalai known for?

The main crops are rajmash, ghee and mushroom. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 40% of the 463 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 Kalai

Of every 100 households in Kalai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kalai · ■ Haveli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 71%
- Toilet within the home 26% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 74% 81%
- Tap water 62% 59%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 88%
- Use banking services 59% 71%
- Television 9% 15%
- Mobile phone 60% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 40%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalai?

■ Kalai · ■ Haveli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.1% 68.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 909
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 967 890
- Working population 20.8% 28.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 65.2% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 37 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 157 (32%) · ■ Marginal 279 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Haveli
- Degwar Maldayalan 2,916 people
- Banpat 2,883 people
- Bhenchh 2,849 people
- Chaktroo 2,428 people
- Karmara 2,167 people
- Nona Bandi 1,984 people
- Salotri 1,834 people
- Ajot 1,803 people

All 51 villages in Haveli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalai? 185101
- How far is Kalai from Punch? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Kalai? 2,337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalai in? Punch district (Haveli sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Kalai? 76.1% (Census 2011)

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