Village · Petlawad, Jhabua # Kalikarai Kalikarai is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 220 people in 42 households, the 187th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%. - 220 people (2011) - 42 households - 44.2% literacy - 930 females per 1,000 males ## Kalikarai PIN code and other codes Kalikarai falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Petlawad - Census village code 504438 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kalikarai from nearby towns? - Petlawad (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ) 80 km by road - Petlawad (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kalikarai? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Kalikarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jhaknawada - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Petlawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jhabua - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kalikarai known for? About 3% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kalikarai Of every 100 households in Kalikarai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalikarai · ■ Petlawad rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 79% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 14% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 100% 59% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 33% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 67% 54% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kalikarai? ■ Kalikarai · ■ Petlawad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 44.2% 45.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 951 - Working population 52.7% 56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.8% for men and 34.9% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 111 (96%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Petlawad - Daulatpura 223 people - Kasya Khali 223 people - Bhagtaya 222 people - Tanda 222 people - Garbadi 218 people - Rupa Kheda 217 people - Pithapada 210 people - Nawapada 195 people All 240 villages in Petlawad ## Quick answers - How far is Kalikarai from Jhabua? 80 km by road - What is the population of Kalikarai? 220 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalikarai in? Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalikarai? 44.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/kalikarai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.