# Kalegaon Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/kalegaon/

Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Kalegaon

Kalegaon is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 204 households**, the 46th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 810people (2011)
- 204households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Kalegaon PIN code and other codes

Kalegaon falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498391

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

## How far is Kalegaon from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)83 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 Kalegaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Kumadehi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Kalegaon known for?

The main crops are **dhan, kodu and kodu**. About 62% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kalegaon

Of every 100 households in Kalegaon in 2011, 60 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalegaon · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**89%

Tap water ****19%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Kalegaon?

■ Kalegaon · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1324**

**981

Working population ****54.3%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (10%) · **■** Marginal 218 (50%)

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 Paraswada

- Kumangaon824 people
- Arandiya818 people
- Badgaon818 people
- Katanga818 people
- Tikariya810 people
- Dhurwa803 people
- Dudgaon Basti792 people
- Ghondi786 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalegaon from Balaghat?83 km by road
- What is the population of Kalegaon?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalegaon in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalegaon?76.1% (Census 2011)