# Abgaon Kalan Village, Handiya, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/abgaon-kalan/ Village · Handiya, Harda # Abgaon Kalan Abgaon Kalan is a village in Handiya sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,328 people in 487 households**, the 3rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 2,328people (2011) - 487households - 77.0%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Abgaon Kalan PIN code and other codes Abgaon Kalan falls in Handiya sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockHarda - Census village code486892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Abgaon Kalan from nearby towns? - Handiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Harda (district HQ)9 km by road - Harda (nearest town)9 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 Abgaon Kalan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Abgaon Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Harda - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Abgaon Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 85% of the 1,316 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,118 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 Abgaon Kalan Of every 100 households in Abgaon Kalan in 2011, 76 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Abgaon Kalan · ■ Handiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **84% Toilet within the home ****53%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **66% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **90% Use banking services ****42%** **42% Television ****44%** **31% Mobile phone ****63%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****23%** **30% Own their home ****90%** **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 Abgaon Kalan? ■ Abgaon Kalan · ■ Handiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **923 Working population ****38.1%** **44.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 65.8% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 221 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (38%) · **■** Household industry 58 (7%) · **■** Other work 112 (13%) · **■** Marginal 163 (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 Handiya - Handia4,221 people - Baidi2,476 people - Ratatalai2,306 people - Relwa1,939 people - Sontalai1,755 people - Ajnas Ryt1,731 people [All 110 villages in Handiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/handiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Abgaon Kalan from Harda?9 km by road - What is the population of Abgaon Kalan?2,328 (Census 2011) - Which district is Abgaon Kalan in?Harda district (Handiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Abgaon Kalan?77.0% (Census 2011)