# Kamkasur Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Kamkasur

Kamkasur is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **771 people in 154 households**, the 52nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 771people (2011)
- 154households
- 35.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Kamkasur PIN code and other codes

Kamkasur falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494209

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

## How far is Kamkasur from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)70 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)28 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 Kamkasur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kamkasur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gorpani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Kamkasur known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and kodu**. About 21% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kamkasur

Of every 100 households in Kamkasur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamkasur · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****86%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****84%**

**65%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kamkasur?

■ Kamkasur · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**954

Working population ****61.7%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.9% for men and 30.7% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (87%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Harrai

- Kohpani805 people
- Nachna797 people
- Sathiya793 people
- Chhuha777 people
- Bamhori765 people
- Bichua762 people
- Ankhawadi761 people
- Sajwa760 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamkasur from Chhindwara?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kamkasur?771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamkasur in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kamkasur?35.2% (Census 2011)