Village · Jamai, Chhindwara # Kelmundi Kelmundi is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 779 people in 166 households, the 79th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 779 people (2011) - 166 households - 43.6% literacy - 962 females per 1,000 males ## Kelmundi PIN code and other codes Kelmundi falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Jamai - Census village code 494671 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kelmundi from nearby towns? - Jamai (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 45 km by road - Jamai (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kelmundi? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kelmundi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Umreth - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jamai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kelmundi known for? About 60% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kelmundi Of every 100 households in Kelmundi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kelmundi · ■ Jamai rural average - Electricity for lighting 66% 73% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 91% - Use banking services 11% 66% - Television 3% 17% - Mobile phone 3% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 63% 50% - Own their home 96% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kelmundi? ■ Kelmundi · ■ Jamai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 43.6% 54.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 988 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 950 - Working population 38.0% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.2% for men and 37.9% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 125 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 162 (55%) · ■ Other work 8 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jamai - Markadhana 831 people - Goodum 786 people - Khidki Kaneri 785 people - Morkund 784 people - Sindrai Madho 776 people - Nawegaon Kalan 771 people - Koket 762 people - Bhakra 758 people All 261 villages in Jamai ## Quick answers - How far is Kelmundi from Chhindwara? 45 km by road - What is the population of Kelmundi? 779 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kelmundi in? Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kelmundi? 43.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/kelmundi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.