# Kalmesara Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/kalmesara/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Kalmesara Kalmesara is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 268 households**, the 18th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,163people (2011) - 268households - 69.1%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Kalmesara PIN code and other codes Kalmesara falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487716 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalmesara from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)54 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)5 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 Kalmesara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmesara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○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 - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Kalmesara known for? The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 87% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Kalmesara Of every 100 households in Kalmesara in 2011, 61 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalmesara · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **61% Toilet within the home ****32%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****59%** **51% Television ****33%** **28% Mobile phone ****33%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Kalmesara? ■ Kalmesara · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828** **904 Working population ****30.5%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%) 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 Sohagpur - Banskhapa1,317 people - Bamori Khurd1,295 people - Chanderi1,290 people - Kishanpur1,179 people - Nagtara1,151 people - Galacha1,129 people - Patharai1,110 people - Tighda1,109 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kalmesara from Hoshangabad?54 km by road - What is the population of Kalmesara?1,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalmesara in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalmesara?69.1% (Census 2011)