Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone
# Kalbarad

Kalbarad is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 664 people in 104 households, the 98th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.
- 664 people (2011)
- 104 households
- 52.4% literacy
- 886 females per 1,000 males

## Kalbarad PIN code and other codes

Kalbarad falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Bhikangaon
- Census village code 477388

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalbarad from nearby towns?
- Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Bhikangaon (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalbarad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalbarad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway 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 under 5 km · Ahirkheda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Khargaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khargone
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalbarad known for?

The main crops are cotton, jawar and wheat. About 29% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalbarad

Of every 100 households in Kalbarad in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalbarad · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 77%
- Toilet within the home 0% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 32% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 95%
- Use banking services 17% 32%
- Television 21% 20%
- Mobile phone 54% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 25% 50%
- Own their home 98% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalbarad?

■ Kalbarad · ■ Bhikangaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.4% 61.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 971
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 798 936
- Working population 47.0% 50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 43.2% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (38%) · ■ Household industry 9 (3%) · ■ Other work 18 (6%) · ■ Marginal 127 (41%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhikangaon
- Aawaliya 711 people
- Valka 703 people
- Singar Chaudi 694 people
- Badiya 678 people
- Mehtya Khedi 626 people
- Umardad 624 people
- Basantpura 621 people
- Gawal 607 people

All 145 villages in Bhikangaon

## Quick answers
- How far is Kalbarad from Khargone? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Kalbarad? 664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalbarad in? Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalbarad? 52.4% (Census 2011)

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