# Uskalchak Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Uskalchak

Uskalchak is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 55 households**, the 126th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 232people (2011)
- 55households
- 69.7%literacy
- 1,071females per 1,000 males

## Uskalchak PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498441

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

## How far is Uskalchak from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)27 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)27 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 Uskalchak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Uskalchak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Uskalchak known for?

About 52% of the 279 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 Uskalchak

Of every 100 households in Uskalchak in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uskalchak · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Uskalchak?

■ Uskalchak · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**981

Working population ****50.4%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 107 (91%)

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

- Jalgaon267 people
- Gaunajhola264 people
- Kurwahi263 people
- Nagjhola248 people
- Manpur229 people
- Sawar Jhodi227 people
- Bodaljhola226 people
- Balaram Peth222 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Uskalchak from Balaghat?27 km by road
- What is the population of Uskalchak?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uskalchak in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Uskalchak?69.7% (Census 2011)