# Loni Kalan Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/loni-kalan/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Loni Kalan Loni Kalan is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,967 people in 386 households**, the 11th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,967people (2011) - 386households - 68.5%literacy - 949females per 1,000 males ## Loni Kalan PIN code and other codes Loni Kalan falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494343 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Loni Kalan from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)40 km by road - Chaurai Khas (nearest town)17 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 Loni Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Loni Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pajar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Loni Kalan known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and makka**. About 80% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 218 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 Loni Kalan Of every 100 households in Loni Kalan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Loni Kalan · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **70% Toilet within the home ****16%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****81%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **95% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****26%** **20% Mobile phone ****33%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **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 Loni Kalan? ■ Loni Kalan · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **941 Working population ****43.9%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.4% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (8%) · **■** Marginal 154 (18%) 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 - Chichgaon2,209 people - Gopalpur2,107 people - Palhari2,044 people - Parasgaon Sarra1,987 people - Siregaon1,961 people - Jhilmili1,938 people - Machaghora1,927 people - Parsoli1,792 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Loni Kalan from Chhindwara?40 km by road - What is the population of Loni Kalan?1,967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Loni Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Loni Kalan?68.5% (Census 2011)