# Kadakna Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Kadakna

Kadakna is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 339 households**, the 53rd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,489people (2011)
- 339households
- 83.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Kadakna PIN code and other codes

Kadakna falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497922

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

## How far is Kadakna from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)43 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)43 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 Kadakna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kadakna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kadakna known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 15% of the 679 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 Kadakna

Of every 100 households in Kadakna in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kadakna · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**37%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Kadakna?

■ Kadakna · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**944

Working population ****63.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 75.3% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 300 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (55%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 96 (10%)

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 Kirnapur

- Newara1,522 people
- Piparjhari1,511 people
- Singodi1,496 people
- Pardi1,492 people
- Benegaon1,482 people
- Nimdewada1,477 people
- Datta1,460 people
- Mangoli Kalan1,410 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kadakna from Balaghat?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kadakna?1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadakna in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kadakna?83.2% (Census 2011)