# Kalkoti Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara 

# Kalkoti

Kalkoti is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **691 people in 150 households**, the 119th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 691people (2011)
- 150households
- 63.6%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Kalkoti PIN code and other codes

Kalkoti falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChaurai
- Census village code494235

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

## How far is Kalkoti from nearby towns?

- Chaurai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)50 km by road
- Chaurai Khas (nearest town)16 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 Kalkoti?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalkoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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)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 Kalkoti known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and tuar**. About 53% of the 642 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Kalkoti

Of every 100 households in Kalkoti in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalkoti · ■ Chaurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**70%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

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

**13%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**46%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Kalkoti?

■ Kalkoti · ■ Chaurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1419**

**941

Working population ****52.4%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 54.5% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (64%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Chaurai

- Khairghat709 people
- Singodi Tola709 people
- Salkni702 people
- Thavary697 people
- Madhawani690 people
- Mudiya Kheda685 people
- Patlon683 people
- Giratiya Bisala674 people

[All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalkoti from Chhindwara?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kalkoti?691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkoti in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalkoti?63.6% (Census 2011)