# Kholmara Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Kholmara

Kholmara is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,103 people in 203 households**, the 74th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,103people (2011)
- 203households
- 69.0%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Kholmara PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497960

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

## How far is Kholmara from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)66 km by road
- Gondia (nearest town)31 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 Kholmara?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kholmara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kirnapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kholmara known for?

About 31% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Kholmara

Of every 100 households in Kholmara in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kholmara · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**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 Kholmara?

■ Kholmara · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**944

Working population ****55.9%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 548 (89%)

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

- Gulwa1,210 people
- Marri1,190 people
- Amgaon1,172 people
- Janwa1,152 people
- Godri1,082 people
- Mangoli Khurd1,030 people
- Digoda1,029 people
- Morwahi851 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kholmara from Balaghat?66 km by road
- What is the population of Kholmara?1,103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kholmara in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kholmara?69.0% (Census 2011)