# Lonikalan Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Lonikalan

Lonikalan is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **447 people in 87 households**, the 62nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 447people (2011)
- 87households
- 58.1%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Lonikalan PIN code and other codes

Lonikalan falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494687

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

## How far is Lonikalan from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)42 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 Lonikalan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Lonikalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chikhli Kala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Lonikalan known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 56% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Lonikalan

Of every 100 households in Lonikalan in 2011, 60 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lonikalan · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****39%**

**47%

Television ****7%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**48%

Own their home ****93%**

**82%

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 Lonikalan?

■ Lonikalan · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**985

Working population ****43.2%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (73%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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 Parasia

- Barangateli528 people
- Pipariya520 people
- Duddi490 people
- Bichhuwa Pathar451 people
- Pandhrapani436 people
- Kondra420 people
- Buddi416 people
- Semartal405 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Lonikalan from Chhindwara?42 km by road
- What is the population of Lonikalan?447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lonikalan in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lonikalan?58.1% (Census 2011)