# Kaldha Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/kaldha/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Kaldha Kaldha is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,680 people in 292 households**, the 36th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,680people (2011) - 292households - 65.7%literacy - 1,005females per 1,000 males ## Kaldha PIN code and other codes Kaldha falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477498 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaldha from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)65 km by road - Bhikangaon (nearest town)25 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 Kaldha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kaldha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Kaldha known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and wheat**. About 62% of the 711 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Kaldha Of every 100 households in Kaldha in 2011, 56 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kaldha · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **77% Toilet within the home ****6%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **91% Tap water ****28%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****43%** **32% Television ****15%** **20% Mobile phone ****33%** **32% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****58%** **50% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Kaldha? ■ Kaldha · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **936 Working population ****55.0%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 423 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 53 (6%) · **■** Marginal 144 (16%) 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 Bhikangaon - Mohali1,798 people - Birul1,788 people - Sagur1,743 people - Pattharwada1,714 people - Jamnya1,656 people - Kodla Jagir1,644 people - Surwa1,631 people - Jamnya Buzurg1,617 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kaldha from Khargone?65 km by road - What is the population of Kaldha?1,680 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaldha in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kaldha?65.7% (Census 2011)