# Okasi Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Okasi

Okasi is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 110 households**, the 104th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 477people (2011)
- 110households
- 81.4%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Okasi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497825

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

## How far is Okasi from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)19 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)19 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 Okasi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Okasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirodi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Okasi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 74% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Okasi

Of every 100 households in Okasi in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Okasi · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**37%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Okasi?

■ Okasi · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1188**

**944

Working population ****56.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 36 (13%)

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

- Lodhangi535 people
- Dongargaon531 people
- Gunai516 people
- Gopalpur498 people
- Dharapuri456 people
- Bhagatpur455 people
- Numbertola413 people
- Jodhitola411 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Okasi from Balaghat?19 km by road
- What is the population of Okasi?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Okasi in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Okasi?81.4% (Census 2011)